Project Gutenberg 2019-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 161 Bancroft, Hubert Howe 1832 1918 History of Central America, Volume 1, 1501-1530 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 6 Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of Central America, Volume 1, 1501-1530" by Hubert Howe Bancroft is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the early interactions between Europeans and the indigenous civilizations of Central America, detailing the conquests and colonization processes that took place from the early 16th century onwards. Bancroft aims to present a comprehensive history that covers significant events, key figures, and the sociopolitical dynamics of the region during this transformative period. The opening of this volume sets the stage for Bancroft's extensive narrative by explaining the framework and intent behind his research. He references his previous work, "The Native Races of the Pacific States," and outlines his comprehensive approach to chronicle the history of Central America and its neighboring territories. The author emphasizes the importance of a factual and thorough historical record, mentioning the methodologies adopted in his research, which include extensive collection of documents, sources, and insights drawn from various manuscripts. The preface serves not only as an introduction to the author's extensive undertaking but also reflects his commitment to providing an accurate and equitable account of the cultural and historical legacies that shaped Central America following European contact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Central America -- History F1401 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 2229623 2229908 2024-09-24T09:24:22.957168 2023-09-25T08:17:23.757670 text/html text/html 2196862 2019-01-08T19:57:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 6629702 2019-01-08T19:57:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6456189 2024-09-24T09:25:03.890970 application/epub+zip 6477306 2024-09-24T09:24:32.236151 application/epub+zip 920889 2024-09-24T09:24:25.181182 application/epub+zip 12167235 2024-09-24T09:25:24.074370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12072979 2024-09-24T09:24:55.330017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1429704 2022-09-26T15:55:10.193168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2015217 2014994 2024-09-24T09:24:18.633183 2023-09-25T08:17:19.597646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2015506 2019-01-08T19:56:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 761129 2019-01-08T19:57:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18141 2024-09-24T09:25:24.277353 application/rdf+xml 7319 2024-09-24T09:24:25.509210 image/jpeg 1619 2024-09-24T09:24:25.358143 image/jpeg 6649179 2024-09-24T09:24:23.304203 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia