Bernardo De Vargas Machuca: 2 books
by Captain Bernardo de Vargas Machuca, Neil L. Whitehead, Jo Ellen Fair
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Sometimes referred to as the first published manual of guerrilla warfare, Bernardo de Vargas Machuca’s Indian Militia and Description of the Indies is actually the first known manual of counterinsurgency, or anti-guerrilla warfare. Published in Madrid in 1599 by a Spanish-born soldier of fortune...
by Bernardo de Vargas Machuca
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Milicia indiana, publicado en 1599, es un tratado de arte militar pensado para los capitanes o «caudillos» españoles en América, enfrentados a los inconvenientes geográficos, y a los aborígenes. Su autor, Bernardo de Vargas Machuca (1557-1622) vivió más de veinte años en América y se opuso a las ideas de Bartolomé de Las Casas.