{"product_id":"a-hero-for-the-americas-the-legend-of-gonzalo-guerrero-paperback","title":"A Hero for the Americas: The Legend of Gonzalo Guerrero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Calder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of shipwrecked Spaniards washed onto the coast of the Yucat n Peninsula in 1512, leading to first contact between the Spanish and the Maya. Two men survived the ordeal: Jer nimo de Aguilar, who became a translator for Hern n Cort s in his conquest of the Aztecs, and Gonzalo Guerrero, who, as legend has it, embraced the Mayan way of life and skillfully led the opposition to the Spanish take-over of the Yucat n. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReviled in 16th-century Spain as an apostate and a traitor, Guerrero is today remembered all over the Yucat n with statues and images, and as the symbolic father of millions of Mexican mestizos. But like Robin Hood and King Arthur, Guerrero's story has become embellished by legend and myth. The product of fifteen years of research by a Governor General's Award winner, \u003ci\u003eA Hero for the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive investigation of this controversial figure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Calder\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of four books including \u003ci\u003eWillie: The Life of W. Somerset Maugham, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Calder lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47401758523570,"sku":"9780889775091","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6ac920435c69dafffa6e3bef69a3ba5e.webp?v=1778100288","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-hero-for-the-americas-the-legend-of-gonzalo-guerrero-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}