Talk:Gonzalo Guerrero

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[edit] Some problems

There seem to be a number of problems or inaccuracies in this present account. For example, it's puzzling to refer to a Spanish view of their invincibility when of the two expeditions to Yucatán which preceded Cortés', the first was quite disastrous and in the second they suffered badly in some encounters. And debating that we only have Aguilar's word that Guerrero existed would be contradicted by accounts such as Bernal Diaz's (also a main source for information on Aguilar himself). Perhaps the argument is put forward by whatever source was used, but from the structure it's rather difficult to tell what source that was.--cjllw | TALK 14:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. This is written as if taken from a popular account or web page. Rsheptak 18:16, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrite?

This article is somewhat chaotic and has portions of Guerrero's story in the wrong order. Also, the shipwreck info is only 1 of several shipwreck stories about Guerrero. I propose to rewrite it from scratch, unless there's good objection. I intend to use the Cortes and Bernal Diaz data, along with the Cereceda letter to outline the main story. I had not previously seen Chamberlain's reference to a Montejo contact attempt and want to look that up before I start writing. Any objections? Rsheptak 18:16, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

please proceed, the article has long needed a tender hand.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 20:57, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I would suggest using Oviedo's (Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, Historia General y Natural de las Indias, Book XXXII, Chapter VI, 1851, Madrid) account of the interchange of letters between Guerrero and Francisco de Montejo. Oviedo's source is 'A knight of the Military Order of Santiago, Alonso Luján’, a member of Montejo's expedition to conquer Yucatán. Richard crosfield 22:56, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll go read that this weekend. Rsheptak 23:04, 13 April 2007 (UTC)