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Milicia y descripción de las indias
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Bernardo de Vargas Machuca |
"Handbook for Spanish military commanders of largely indigenous units, this 1599 publication offers insights on colonial society and geography as well as on internal dynamics of the army"--Handbook o… |
OL2510738W |
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America pictured to the life
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George A. Miles,Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.,William S. Reese |
"Better known as an art collector, Paul Mellon was also one of America's premier book collectors of the 20th century. America Pictured to the Life: Illustrated Works from the Paul Mellon Bequest expl… |
OL2672207W |
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Letters from a new world
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Amerigo Vespucci |
What caused renaissance geographers in 1507 to name the newly discovered continent America, in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, instead of, say, Columbia? The six letters of Vespucci, published in Letters … |
OL27737983W |
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Cartas de relación
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Hernán Cortés |
xlvii,388p. ; 20 cm |
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The gentle conquistadors
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Jeannette Mirsky,Thomas Morley |
A fictional account of the ten-year journey of Esteban, the first black man in America, as he wandered with Cabeza de Vaca and two other Spaniards exploring the Southwest. |
OL6900204W |