An Account of the Conquest of Peru

Las sociedades indias, vistas durante mucho tiempo a través del prisma deformante de la literatura y el cine, siguen siendo el mejor ejemplo de la destrucción por parte del Occidente de culturas tradicionales. En lo sucesivo, los estereotipos tienden a desvanecerse a la luz de los trabajos históricos y antropológicos, como los de Philippe Jacquin: la identidad de los indios puede afirmarse con la reapropiación de su historia.

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Creada en 1118 con el fin de proteger a los peregrinos que se dirigen a Jerusalén, recién ocupada por los cristianos tras la Primera Cruzada, la orden de los Caballeros del Templo no tardó en convertirse en una eficiente red financiera que, además de erigir importantes fortalezas defensivas a lo largo del Mediterráneo, atrajo el dinero de la aristocracia europea, fascinada por la imagen y la honestidad mostrada por estos modelos de guerreros santos. Con el tiempo, su creciente poder despertó la codicia de los monarcas europeos. En 1307 el rey francés Enrique IV detuvo a LOS TEMPLARIOS...