Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ILLUSTRATIONS VIII
4. INTRODUCTION IX
5. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN XLI
6. I THE SPANISH CONQUISTADOR 1
7. II THE ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY 13
8. III THE CONQUISTADOR AND THE "LYING HISTORIES" 25
9. IV AMAZONS, BOOKS AND CONQUERORS-MEXICO 36
10. V AMAZONS, BOOKS, AND CONQUERORS—SOUTH AMERICA 54
11. VI THE CONQUERORS AND THE MORALISTS 65
12. VII LIGHT LITERATURE AND THE LAW 75
13. VIII BOOKS FOLLOW THE CONQUEROR 91
14. IX FAVORITE FICTION 104
15. X THE HOUSE OF TRADE AND THE CONQUERORS' BOOKS 124
16. XI BOATS AND BOOKS 140
17. XII VISITAS AND BOOKS 166
18. XIII ON THE MEXICAN BOOK TRADE, 1576 183
19. XIV BEST SELLERS OF THE LIMA BOOK TRADE, 1583 212
20. XV ONE MAN'S LIBRARY, MANILA, 1583 226
21. XVI ON THE MEXICAN BOOK TRADE, 1600 241
22. XVII THE PICARO FOLLOWS THE CONQUISTADOR 258
23. XVIII DON QUIXOTE INVADES THE SPANISH INDIES 270
24. XIX DON QUIXOTE IN THE LAND OF THE INCAS 290
25. XX THE LITERARY LEGACY 313
26. DOCUMENTARY APPENDIX 333
27. REFERENCES 405
28. A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 429
29. INDEX 435