1. Discovery -- The discovery of America -- Columbus as interpreter -- Columbus and the Indians -- 2. Conquest -- The reasons for the victory -- Montezuma and signs -- Cortes and signs -- 3. Love -- Understanding, taking possession, and destroying -- Equality or inequality -- Enslavement, colonialism, and communication -- 4. Knowledge -- Typology of relations to the other -- Duran, or the hybridization of cultures -- Sahagun and his work -- Epilogue -- Las Casas's prophecy
Analysis
America Discovery and exploration Spanish
Indians of Central America First contact with Europeans
Indians of Mexico First contact with Europeans
Indians of the West Indies First contact with Europeans
Notes
Translation of: La conquête de l'Amérique
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index