Felipe Fernández-Armesto

What did indigenous Americans make of Europe?

Many aspects of western civilisation that appealed to Amerindians – the arts, philosophy, technology and the reach of commerce – are overlooked by Caroline Dodds Pennock

As the son of a native princess, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega benefitted from Spanish snobbery. [Alamy] 
issue 21 January 2023
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