Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the PresentThis comprehensive reference book is divided into eleven chronological chapters, all of which include short biographies of key figures. It is also supplemented with several shorter sections: regional histories, which document the peoples of Mexico & the U.S. Southwest, the Hispanic Caribbean & the Eastern U.S., Central America, & South America; a historical timeline; excerpts from or entire important historical legal documents; & a glossary of commonly used terms. Includes a category index. An extensive general index provides quick access to numerous people, places, & events. B & W photos & illustrations. --From publisher's description. |
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... Nicaragua had been afflicted with the strife of warring liberals and conservatives . One of its dark- est hours came in 1855 , when liberals invited an American adventurer , William Walker , to repress the conservatives . Walker ...
... Nicaragua had been afflicted with the strife of warring liberals and conservatives . One of its dark- est hours came in 1855 , when liberals invited an American adventurer , William Walker , to repress the conservatives . Walker ...
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... Nicaragua . After great pressure was exerted by the revolution- ary Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional ( FSLN ) , as well as from the U.S. and neighboring governments , Somoza fled Nicaragua and the Sandinista revolution was ...
... Nicaragua . After great pressure was exerted by the revolution- ary Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional ( FSLN ) , as well as from the U.S. and neighboring governments , Somoza fled Nicaragua and the Sandinista revolution was ...
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... Nicaragua . Nicaragua's poet - priest- revolutionary , Ernesto Cardenal , is born in Granada , Nicaragua . Cardenal attends the Na- tional Autonomous University of Mexico from 1944 to 1948 and Columbia University from 1948 to 1949. In ...
... Nicaragua . Nicaragua's poet - priest- revolutionary , Ernesto Cardenal , is born in Granada , Nicaragua . Cardenal attends the Na- tional Autonomous University of Mexico from 1944 to 1948 and Columbia University from 1948 to 1949. In ...
Contents
PREFACE | xi |
THE ENCOUNTER OF PEOPLES 50000 B C TO 1492 | 3 |
THE CONQUEST AND COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS | 53 |
Copyright | |
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