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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However , the most important reforms include enlarging the militia for the defense of the territories , abolishing the encomienda , expelling the Jesuits , and creating a system of economic supervisors responsible for monitoring the ...
However , the most important reforms include enlarging the militia for the defense of the territories , abolishing the encomienda , expelling the Jesuits , and creating a system of economic supervisors responsible for monitoring the ...
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Campos is important in the development of a national music for Puerto Rico . He dies of heart disease on May 12 , 1896 , in Ponce . 1857 Father Martínez Is Excommunicated . Father José Antonio Martínez is excommunicated by bishop Jean ...
Campos is important in the development of a national music for Puerto Rico . He dies of heart disease on May 12 , 1896 , in Ponce . 1857 Father Martínez Is Excommunicated . Father José Antonio Martínez is excommunicated by bishop Jean ...
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Chávez is considered to have been the most important unifying force in Mexican serious music . AUGUST 24 , 1899 Writer and Poet Borges Born in Argentina . World - famous shortstory writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges is born in Buenos ...
Chávez is considered to have been the most important unifying force in Mexican serious music . AUGUST 24 , 1899 Writer and Poet Borges Born in Argentina . World - famous shortstory writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges is born in Buenos ...
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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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