Paul M. Kochis
About me
I am a lawyer and investment manager who has written a two volume saga entitled “God, Glory and Gold: Journey to the Conquest of the Incas”. The books time span is from the mid-15th to the mid-16th Centuries that traces the rise of the Inca Empire and the kingdom of Castile, the discovery and settlement of the New World and Francisco Pizarro’s epic adventure and conflict with the vast Inca nation.The books place the Conquest and the actions of the Conquistadors in the context of the economics and the politics of the transformation of Western culture and religion triggered by the New World discoveries. In addition to a focus on the human foibles of the Pizarro brothers and their entrepreneurial comrades or rivals in the New World, a reader can follow the struggles of Queen Isabella, H.R.E Charles V and the Catholic Popes brought on by the immense riches flowing from Peru as well as the changes in the political dynamics of the great powers in Western Europe.
From my website
Queen Isabella of Castile: The Prototypical Feminist
Christopher Columbus of Genoa and Queen Isabella of the House of Trastamara are linked in history in perpetuity as the progenitors of the great Age of Transformation. In my opinion, Isabella should rightfully be linked as well to modern-era feminists who changed their times and the role of women in…
What’s the Story in God, Glory and Gold?
The human spirit can be an indomitable force, although very few people can push that spirit to the limits embraced by some of the characters in God, Glory and Gold. I created only a handful of these characters. The vast majority of the hundreds of personalities who parade across these…
Did the Columbian Exchange” Defeat the Incas or Was Francisco Pizarro Just Lucky?
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