In this study of the life of a Spaniard who came to Mexico as a
conquistador and remained as a civilian citizen of New Spain, C.
Harvey Gardiner gives his readers a fresh view of the warfare
between Spaniard and Indian and of the less dramatic processes of
colonization which established European culture in America.
Conquest and colonization, usually treated separately in the
histories of the period, are here shown as phases in the life of a
man who was not conspicuous among the conquerors, but was
representative of the Spaniards of his generation who came to the
new world in search of opportunity. Martin Lopez attained some
importance in the Mexican campaign as designer and builder of the
brigantines which figured importantly in the Spanish victory at
Tenochtitlan. Upon returning to civilian life, Lopez became one of
the many conquistadors who found the rewards for his services under
Cortes inadequate and sought redress in a long series of court
battles. His career after the conquest brought him little wealth,
but touched upon many aspects of the political, social, and
economic life of the new country.
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