Empire : how Spain became a world power, 1492-1763 / Henry Kamen.

By:

Kamen, Henry A, 1936-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, 2004.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xxviii, 608 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 20 cmISBN:

0060194766 (alk. paper)
9780060194765 (alk. paper)

Uniform titles:

Spain's road to empire.

Subject(s): LOC classification:

315 DP 164 K15e 2004

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Contents:

Foundations; the early Western empire; a new world; creating a world power; the pearl of the Orient; the frontier; the business of world power; identities and the civilizing mission; shoring up the empire (1630-1700); under new management; conclusion - the silence of Pizarro.

Summary: Henry Kamen re-creates the dazzling world of Imperial Spain, from the capture of Moorish Granada and Columbus's first voyage in 1492, to its expansion into Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, and the opening up of the frontiers in Texas and California in the 18th century

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	315 DP 164 K15e 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000029927

Originally published: Spain's road to empire. London : Penguin, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-576) and index.

Henry Kamen re-creates the dazzling world of Imperial Spain, from the capture of Moorish Granada and Columbus's first voyage in 1492, to its expansion into Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, and the opening up of the frontiers in Texas and California in the 18th century

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