History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7

"History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800" by Hubert Howe Bancroft is a late 19th-century narrative that chronicles the Spanish conquests and colonization of Central America, highlighting the brutal impact on indigenous populations and key figures like Francisco Pizarro; the book opens with Pizarro's rise from obscurity to conqueror through violence and deceit in Peru, setting the stage to explore a Central American colonial history filled with political and social turmoil, ambition, and bloodshed.