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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Among its many dictators , two merit particular attention : Justo Rufino Barrios and Manuel Estrada Cabrera — the former because in the 1870s he passed debt - peonage statutes and abolished hundreds of Mayan land titles to create a ...
Among its many dictators , two merit particular attention : Justo Rufino Barrios and Manuel Estrada Cabrera — the former because in the 1870s he passed debt - peonage statutes and abolished hundreds of Mayan land titles to create a ...
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DECEMBER 2 , 1956 Castro and His Men Land in Cuba . Fidel Castro lands in Cuba with a force of eighty - two men that he trains in Veracruz , Mexico , after he is released from prison on a general amnesty .
DECEMBER 2 , 1956 Castro and His Men Land in Cuba . Fidel Castro lands in Cuba with a force of eighty - two men that he trains in Veracruz , Mexico , after he is released from prison on a general amnesty .
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1689 First Land Grants . 1760 Texas Land Grant . 1800 Agricultural Products Cross Ocean . 1823–30 Anglos Flock to Texas . June 25 , 1856 Law Forces Redistribution of Church Lands . 1870 The Banana Trade . 1890 The United Fruit Company ...
1689 First Land Grants . 1760 Texas Land Grant . 1800 Agricultural Products Cross Ocean . 1823–30 Anglos Flock to Texas . June 25 , 1856 Law Forces Redistribution of Church Lands . 1870 The Banana Trade . 1890 The United Fruit Company ...
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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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