Sex and Conquest: Gendered Violence, Political Order, and the European Conquest of the Americas.

List of Illustrations. Introduction. 1. Backgrounds. 2. Iberian Experiences. 3. The Military and Diplomatic Berdache. 4. The Domestic Berdache: Becoming. 5. The Religious Berdache. 6. On the Ground. 7. Attitudes and Assessments. 8. Yesterday and Today. Notes. Bibliography. Index.