The Architecture of Conquest: Building in the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1535-1635 (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies)

The Architecture of Conquest deals with the practice and ideology of colonial architecture in Latin America, referring particularly to the Viceroyalty of Peru during the period 1535-1635. Valerie Fraser argues that while the architectural forms employed by the early conquistadores are clearly derived from European tradition, their purpose and meaning in the colonial context is completely different. The deliberate display of architectural motifs, the organisation of building practice and labour are all shown to have served as tools in the political, religious and economic subjugation of the native peoples of South America.Valerie Fraser is the author of 'The Architecture of Conquest: Building in the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1535-1635 (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521343169 and ISBN 052134316X.