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Restall, Matthew (2003). Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516077-0. OCLC 51022823. Schwaller, John F. (2004). "Matthew Restall. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest". American Historical Review. 109 (4). Washington, DC: American Historical Association: 1271– 1272. doi:10.1086/530842.
Restall was born in a suburb of London, England, in 1964. He grew up in England, Denmark, Spain, Venezuela, Japan, and Hong Kong. But he was schooled in England from the age of 8, spending ten boarding-school years first at Marsh Court in Hampshire and then at Wellington College, before going on to receive a BA degree, First Class with Honors, in Modern History from Oxford University in 1986.
The rhetorical style of classic Nahuatl was full of subtle nuances and is still not well understood. Matthew Restall argues that if Moctezuma's politely offered his throne to Cortés, it may have been meant as the exact opposite since politeness in Aztec culture was a way to assert dominance and show superiority. [37]
Matthew Restall, in his book The Maya Conquistador, [17] mentions a series of letters sent to the King of Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The noble Maya families at that time signed documents to the Spanish royal family; surnames mentioned in those letters are Pech, Camal, Xiu, Ucan, Canul, Cocom, and Tun, among others.
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Restall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Matthew Restall (born 1964), British and American historian of Latin America and of pop music; Emma Restall Orr (born 1965), British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet, and author
The night led to the group playing a game of Pictionary. After saying something witty to Diaz, she went to punch him in the shoulder but accidentally landed the punch on his face. He is learning ...
Myths and Legends (Spanish: Mitos y Leyendas) is a collectible card game based on universal mythologies, developed in 2000 in Santiago, Chile. The game currently has 39 sets and over 3000 different cards [citation needed]. It is the only collectible card game fully produced and developed in Latin-America, with some expansions translated into ...