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Matthew Restall

Matthew Restall is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, and director of Latin American Studies, at Penn State University. He is the author of Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest and When Montezuma Met Cortés, among other books.

Matthew Restall

Matthew Restall is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, and director of Latin American Studies, at Penn State University. He is the author of Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest and When Montezuma Met Cortés, among other books.

Books by Matthew Restall

  • The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus

    Matthew Restall

    Hardback, 2025

    A gifted historian presents a definitive book on Christopher Columbus—his life, his legacy and the many controversies that outlived him
  • The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus

    Matthew Restall

    E Book

    A gifted historian presents a definitive book on Christopher Columbus—his life, his legacy and the many controversies that outlived him