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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... Spanish history Las Casas is seen as one of the initiators of the " Black Legend , " a propaganda campaign against the Spanish con- quest and colonizing of the Americas , later taken to extreme heights by the English and Dutch in their ...
... Spanish history Las Casas is seen as one of the initiators of the " Black Legend , " a propaganda campaign against the Spanish con- quest and colonizing of the Americas , later taken to extreme heights by the English and Dutch in their ...
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... Spanish shipping much as a businessman would , in the process acquiring great wealth and weakening Spanish maritime dominance . Drake begins his career as a smug- gler under Jack Hawkins . In 1570 he transports cargoes of slaves to the ...
... Spanish shipping much as a businessman would , in the process acquiring great wealth and weakening Spanish maritime dominance . Drake begins his career as a smug- gler under Jack Hawkins . In 1570 he transports cargoes of slaves to the ...
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... Spanish American Clas- sic . Colombian novelist Jorge Isaacs publishes his romantic masterpiece , María . ( See also biog- raphy , April 1 , 1837. ) JANUARY 18 , 1867 Poet Rubén Darío , Pro- moter of Literary Modernism , Is Born . Rubén ...
... Spanish American Clas- sic . Colombian novelist Jorge Isaacs publishes his romantic masterpiece , María . ( See also biog- raphy , April 1 , 1837. ) JANUARY 18 , 1867 Poet Rubén Darío , Pro- moter of Literary Modernism , Is Born . Rubén ...
Contents
PREFACE | xi |
THE ENCOUNTER OF PEOPLES 50000 B C TO 1492 | liv |
THE CONQUEST AND COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS | 53 |
Copyright | |
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