Figural Conquistadors: Rewriting the New World's Discovery And Conquest in Mexican And River Plate Novels of the 1980s And 1990s

by Mark A. Hernández

'Figural Conquistadors' explores the role of historical and fictionalised figures from the New World historiographically in eight novels published in Mexico and the River Plate during the 1980s and 1990s. The text pays attention to the fundamental role of fictional autobiographies and testimonials in rewriting historiographical discourses.

194 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006