TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kamen,Henry A.
TI  - Empire: how Spain became a world power, 1492-1763 
SN  - 0060194766 (alk. paper)
AV  - 315 DP 164 K15e 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - HarperCollins
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - History
KW  - Imperialismo
KW  - Historia
KW  - España
KW  - Colonias
KW  - Administración
KW  - Relaciones exteriores
KW  - 1479-1516
KW  - Reyes Católicos, 1479-1516
KW  - Casa de Austria, 1516-1700
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - 1516-1700
KW  - Spain
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Colonies
KW  - Administration
KW  - Relations
N1  - Originally published: Spain's road to empire. London : Penguin, 2002; Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-576) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc043/2002038748.html
ER  -