Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction The Lost Words of Bernal Díaz -- 1 A Handful of Adventurers The Myth of Exceptional Men -- 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced The Myth of the King's Army -- 3 Invisible Warriors The Myth of the White Conquistador -- 4 Under the Lordship of the King The Myth of Completion -- 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche The Myth of (Mis)Communication -- 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End The Myth of Native Desolation -- 7 Apes and Men The Myth of Superiority -- Epilogue Cuauhtémoc's Betrayal -- Permissions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.