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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1542 Spain issues its New Laws of the Indies , which officially put an end to the encomienda . 1542 Spaniard Bartolomé de las Casas publishes his Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias ( Brief Account of the Destruction of ...
1542 Spain issues its New Laws of the Indies , which officially put an end to the encomienda . 1542 Spaniard Bartolomé de las Casas publishes his Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias ( Brief Account of the Destruction of ...
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Queen Isabella decides to extend to the New World the system that was being used by Castile to exploit the agricultural lands with conquered Moorish labor : the encomienda , a Christianizing form of slavery . The queen thus dictates on ...
Queen Isabella decides to extend to the New World the system that was being used by Castile to exploit the agricultural lands with conquered Moorish labor : the encomienda , a Christianizing form of slavery . The queen thus dictates on ...
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XXIII Also , we order and command that all persons who have in encomienda Indians of the said Island of Española , as well as those brought from other island , shall be obliged to give an accounting to the visitors , within ten days ...
XXIII Also , we order and command that all persons who have in encomienda Indians of the said Island of Española , as well as those brought from other island , shall be obliged to give an accounting to the visitors , within ten days ...
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Contents
PREFACE | xi |
HISTORICAL TIMELINE | xxxvi |
CHAPTER 150000 B C TO A D 1492 | 3 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present |
| Authors | Nicolás Kanellos, Cristelia Pérez |
| Editor | Nicolás Kanellos |
| Contributor | Cristelia Pérez |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Gale Research, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2006 |
| ISBN | 0810392003, 9780810392007 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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