Kamen, Henry A.,   1936-  <br/><br/>
Empire :  how Spain became a world power, 1492-1763 / 
Henry Kamen. 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  HarperCollins,  2004. 
 - xxviii, 608 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :   illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;   20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: Spain's road to empire. London : Penguin, 2002. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-576) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0060194766 (alk. paper) 9780060194765 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002038748 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Imperialism--History.<br/>Imperialismo--Historia
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>España --Colonias --Administración <br/>España --Relaciones exteriores --1479-1516<br/>España --Historia --Reyes Católicos, 1479-1516<br/>España --Historia --Casa de Austria, 1516-1700 <br/>España--Política y gobierno--1516-1700<br/>España--Política y gobierno--1479-1516 <br/>Spain--Politics and government--1479-1516.<br/>Spain--Politics and government--1516-1700.<br/>Spain--Politics and government--18th century.<br/>Spain--Colonies--Administration.<br/>Spain--Relations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>315 DP 164  / K15e 2004