La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityThe history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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Not only would it recreate the feudalism that the Crown had long tried to uproot in
Spain , but it was associated with the harshest exploitation of the Caribbean
natives , whose population was nearing extinction . In a brazen display of
effrontery ...
Not only would it recreate the feudalism that the Crown had long tried to uproot in
Spain , but it was associated with the harshest exploitation of the Caribbean
natives , whose population was nearing extinction . In a brazen display of
effrontery ...
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The occasion was the arrival of Jerónimo de Valderrama , one of the emissaries
periodically sent by the Crown to investigate and report back on colonial affairs .
Instead of joining the viceroy ' s delegation to welcome the Crown official , Martín
...
The occasion was the arrival of Jerónimo de Valderrama , one of the emissaries
periodically sent by the Crown to investigate and report back on colonial affairs .
Instead of joining the viceroy ' s delegation to welcome the Crown official , Martín
...
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The spectacle of a cuckold king allowing an incompetent guardsman to
mismanage the Spanish empire severely damaged the Crown ' s prestige in its
colonies . The financial demands imposed on the New World domains to support
Godoy ' s ...
The spectacle of a cuckold king allowing an incompetent guardsman to
mismanage the Spanish empire severely damaged the Crown ' s prestige in its
colonies . The financial demands imposed on the New World domains to support
Godoy ' s ...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
Κριτική χρηστών - Not Available - Book VerdictKandell, former Latin American correspondent for the New York Times and a native of Mexico City, has written a magnificent 700-year history of the first big city of the new world, today its largest ... Ανάγνωση ολόκληρης της κριτικής
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City |
| Συγγραφέας | Jonathan Kandell |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη |
| Εκδότης | Random House, 1988 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | Πανεπιστήμιο του Τέξας |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 27 Ιουν. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394540697, 9780394540696 |
| Μέγεθος | 640 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |