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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Milicia y descripción de las indias Milicia y descripción de las indias 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
America pictured to the life America pictured to the life 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
Letters from a new world Letters from a new world 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
Cartas de relación Cartas de relación Hernán Cortés xlvii,388p. ; 20 cm OL3069686W
The gentle conquistadors The gentle conquistadors 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