The Indian militia and description of the Indies / Bernardo de Vargas Machuca ; edited by Kris Lane ; translated by Timothy F. Johnson from the original Spanish edition, 1599.
| Author/creator | Vargas Machuca, Bernardo de |
| Other author | Lane, Kris E., 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2008. |
| Description | lxxiv, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Milicia y descripción de las Indias. English |
| Series | The cultures and practice of violence Cultures and practice of violence series. ^A771318 |
| Contents | Introductory study -- Approvals, dedications, and sonnets -- Book one of the Indian militia -- Book two of the Indian militia -- Book three of the Indian militia -- Book four of the Indian militia -- A brief description of all the western Indies -- Hydrography of the coasts and seas of the Indies -- Geography of the most distinguished kingdoms and provinces of the Indies -- Compendium of the sphere -- Declaration of the proper names of this book -- Appendix 1: A posthumous report on Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's services, ca. 1622 -- Appendix 2: Selections from The defense of western conquests, ca. 1603. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-288) and index. |
| Language | Originally published with title: Milicia y descripción de las Indias. |
| LCCN | 2008020714 |
| ISBN | 9780822342977 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822342979 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822343141 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822343142 (pbk. : alk. paper) |