Arts and Cultures of Ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes

Available as an e-book and in print.

Translation of Istoria de la conquista de Mexico, the second part of the author's Historia general de las Indias

The first English translation of the earliest lengthy description of Inca religion, (1594). Written by an Inca Jesuit, it includes original descriptions of many different aspects of Inca religion, including human sacrifice, the use of hallucinogens, mummification rituals, the existence of transgendered priests in the ancient Andes, divination rituals based on animal entrails, oracles, burials, and confession.

In 1761 Ilarione da Bergamo, a Capuchin friar, journeyed to Mexico. This description of his travels includes more than a dozen of Fra Ilarione's original drawings, including maps and sketches of Mexican flora.