Pablo de Olavide: El espacio de la ilustracion y la reforma universitaria (review)
vated as those familially intertwined with both republics, like Juan de Betanzos or Garcilaso de la Vega. While the content of this volume is more Eurocentric than his part 1, it represents the conflict between cultures with a dose of self-reflexivity, and a distance often absent from these early narratives. More unusually, Indian motives are considered with the same shrewd attention paid to Spaniards; he depicts Indians as alternately intrigued, disgusted, impressed and confused by their invaders, and the reader is left understanding how, if not why, such a small group of armed men could slip through the interstices of the crumbling Inca empire. The Cooks here find a simple and engaging tone that well approximates Cieza’s own, and supplement the text with a critical introduction and ample footnotes that make it ideal for classroom use. They have also furnished illustrations from the Seville 1553 edition of part 1 as well as a number of drawings from Guaman Poma de Ayala’s now ubiquitous Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. This translation of Cieza’s chronicle will be welcomed by students and scholars for its fresh and complicated retelling of the story of Cajamarca and its aftermath.