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Book The Treasure of La Merced

Download or read book The Treasure of La Merced written by Ana María Urruela de Quezada and published by Citibank. This book was released on 1997 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Treasure of the San Jos

Download or read book The Treasure of the San Jos written by Carla Rahn Phillips and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Last Galleons -- 2 Commanders of the Fleet -- 3 The Men of the San José -- 4 A Tale of Two Viceroys, One Captain General, and a World at War -- 5 The Last Voyage of the San José -- 6 After the Battle -- Postscript -- Appendix 1 The Spanish and English Calendars in 1708 -- Appendix 2 Treasure Registered on the San Joaquín in 1712 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Illustrations.

Book Humanities

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lawrence Boudon
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2005-02-01
  • ISBN : 9780292706088
  • Pages : 950 pages

Download or read book Humanities written by Lawrence Boudon and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The one source that sets reference collections on Latin American studies apart from all other geographic areas of the world.... The Handbook has provided scholars interested in Latin America with a bibliographical source of a quality unavailable to scholars in most other branches of area studies." —Latin American Research Review Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research under way in specialized areas. The Handbook of Latin American Studies is the oldest continuing reference work in the field. Lawrence Boudon, of the Library of Congress Hispanic Division, has been the editor since 2000, and Katherine D. McCann has been assistant editor since 1999. The subject categories for Volume 60 are as follows: Art History (including ethnohistory) Literature (including translations from the Spanish and Portuguese) Music Philosophy: Latin American Thought

Book The Golden Empire

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hugh Thomas
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2011-08-23
  • ISBN : 1588369048
  • Pages : 689 pages

Download or read book The Golden Empire written by Hugh Thomas and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French and expanded the Spanish empire, and the bold conquistadors who were his agents. Thomas brings to life King Charles V—first as a gangly and easygoing youth, then as a liberal statesman who exceeded all his predecessors in his ambitions for conquest (while making sure to maintain the humanity of his new subjects in the Americas), and finally as a besieged Catholic leader obsessed with Protestant heresy and interested only in profiting from those he presided over. The Golden Empire also presents the legendary men whom King Charles V sent on perilous and unprecedented expeditions: Hernán Cortés, who ruled the “New Spain” of Mexico as an absolute monarch—and whose rebuilding of its capital, Tenochtitlan, was Spain’s greatest achievement in the sixteenth century; Francisco Pizarro, who set out with fewer than two hundred men for Peru, infamously executed the last independent Inca ruler, Atahualpa, and was finally murdered amid intrigue; and Hernando de Soto, whose glittering journey to settle land between Rio de la Palmas in Mexico and the southernmost keys of Florida ended in disappointment and death. Hugh Thomas reveals as never before their torturous journeys through jungles, their brutal sea voyages amid appalling storms and pirate attacks, and how a cash-hungry Charles backed them with loans—and bribes—obtained from his German banking friends. A sweeping, compulsively readable saga of kings and conquests, armies and armadas, dominance and power, The Golden Empire is a crowning achievement of the Spanish world’s foremost historian.

Book Explorer s Guide Mexico City  Puebla   Cuernavaca  A Great Destination

Download or read book Explorer s Guide Mexico City Puebla Cuernavaca A Great Destination written by Zain Deane and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the populous Mexican capitol and surrounding areas. Welcome to Mexico City, the oldest city in the Americas and one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Zain Dean introduces you to its unique mix of ancient empire and modern, sophisticated society: “If you’re willing to brave its often misunderstood exterior,” he writes, “you’ll be rewarded by a city that has been fascinating adventurers, wanderers, and explorers for thousands of years.” Mexico’s capital and its environs offer pre-Hispanic ruins and magnificent temples, as well as ritzy retreats, spectacular volcanoes, and picturesque historic areas. You’ll also find dining, shopping, and accommodations to suit every budget. Sections thoughtfully and thoroughly cover the myths and realities of travel in Mexico, language and monetary concerns, and health and safety issues. More than 100 photographs and detailed maps round out the package, making this guidebook an indispensable resource.

Book The Treasure Galleons

Download or read book The Treasure Galleons written by Dave Horner and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1971 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies

Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Americas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Trudy Ring
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-11-05
  • ISBN : 1134259301
  • Pages : 823 pages

Download or read book The Americas written by Trudy Ring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry. The geographically organized volumes include: * Volume 1: The Americas * [1-884964-00-1] * Volume 2: Northern Europe * [1-884964-01-X] * Volume 3: Southern Europe * [1-884964-02-8] * Volume 4: Middle East & Africa * [1-884964-03-6] * Volume 5: Asia & Oceania * [1-884964-04-4]

Book The New Monthly Magazine

Download or read book The New Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Art of Precolumbian Gold

Download or read book The Art of Precolumbian Gold written by Julie Jones and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1985 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain

Download or read book The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain written by Leonard Williams and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain in three volumes is a study of ancient and medieval art on the Iberian Peninsula written with a goal to provide a clear and fairly complete account of the decorative arts and techniques from the country of Don Quixote. The work is divided in three parts: The first part deals with gold, silver, and jewel work, iron-work, bronzes and arms; The second part deals with furniture, ivories, pottery, and glass; and the final third part deals with Spanish silk, cloths and woolens, embroidery, tapestry and lace, with few additional accounts concerning different forms of artistic expression.

Book Tourist Guide to the West Indies  Venezuela

Download or read book Tourist Guide to the West Indies Venezuela written by Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt actien Gesellschaft and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shadow Banking in China

Download or read book Shadow Banking in China written by Shen Wei and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book investigates the dynamic causes, key forms, potential risks and changing regulation of shadow banking in China. Topics discussed include P2P lending, wealth management products, local government debts, and the underground lending market. Taking policy considerations into account, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory instruments tackling the systemic risks in relation to China's shadow banking sector. Central bank's role, interest rate formation mechanism, exchange rate reform and further deepening reform of the regulatory regime and financial markets are also thoroughly discussed in the context of China's continuing financial reform.

Book Fodor s Peru

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emmanuelle Alspaugh
  • Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 1400016665
  • Pages : 402 pages

Download or read book Fodor s Peru written by Emmanuelle Alspaugh and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.

Book Five Years at Panama

Download or read book Five Years at Panama written by Wolfred Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Boy Aviators in Nicaragua  or  In League with the Insurgents

Download or read book The Boy Aviators in Nicaragua or In League with the Insurgents written by John Goldfrap and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: