This book contains five historic studies: three have been previously published, while two are presented here for the first time. These studies examine various aspects of formative processes in the vast region identified ...

"Este libro aborda los orígenes de la Real Casa de Moneda de la Ciudad de México y los cambios que se produjeron en ella durante el siglo XVIII, con el establecimiento de la jerarquía institucional de la llamada "nueva ...

Love is an essential feature of existence. But this book is not concerned with the type of love which, according to theology, is a permanent decision to do good to another. The love alluded to is the sensitive, emotional ...

This book is a study on the maritime and port employees that worked in the San Blas port at the end of the eighteenth century. These workers were part of the wide society and general development of New Spain. However, San ...

This second edition, which has been revised and augmented with documentary appendixes —made by the author, here added by our editor¾, returns the work of father Del Barco to the hands of those specialists interested in ...

Written at the end of the seventeenth century by the Jesuit Alonso Ramos, this work tells the life story of a girl from India, who was abducted by pirates. After having many adventures and going through many unforeseen ...

"Apariciones de seres celestiales y demoniacos en la Nueva España describe, desde una perspectiva histórica y cultural, el imaginario de los novohispanos sobre la aparición de seres del más allá a personas que se creían ...

Las repúblicas de la Monarquía explores the history of Early Modern Hispano-American political thought through the study of three authors: Alonso de la Veracruz, Bartolomé de las Casas and Juan Zapata y Sandoval. This study ...

The document "Expresión y Estrategias..." explores the evolution of the literate culture in the context of New Spain during the 18th century, focusing on the role of the ecclesiastical elite and the influence of the ...

The document "500 Years of Discovery" is a compilation of studies examining the early Spanish incursions into the Pacific and the challenges faced by expeditions organized from the Iberian Peninsula and New Spain. Through ...