The Heritage of the Conquistadors: Ruling Classes in Central America from Conquest to the Sandinistas

by Samuel Z. Stone, Richard E. Greenleaf (Foreword)

In The Heritage of the Conquistadors Samuel Z. Stone demonstrates that the ruling families of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are rooted in a common ancestry. This crossbreeding, so to speak, often confuses the outside world's un-derstanding of such developments as the Salvadoran insurgency, the fall of Somoza, and the rise of the Sandinistas.

241 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting eye opening. helps understand mucho of the social culture and customs of central america.

[Adrian Colesberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the books I read while researching Costa Rica: the Last Country the Gods Made.