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“bernard moses”

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  • Spanish Colonial Literature in South America

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Bernard Moses ...
    This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Bernard Moses's study of Spanish colonial literature in South America is more than a survey of old books: it is a portrait of a society trying to explain itself through chronicles, poems, sermons, reports, and histories. He argues that official records alone cannot reveal the life of a nation, and that colonial ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America

    by Bernard Moses ...
    First Published in 1966. The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF SPANISH AMERICA has been written to present the main events connected with the establishment of Spanish rule in America, and to describe briefly the more important features of Spain’s colonial organization and policy. It aims, by the use of certain historical facts, to make clear ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • South America on the Eve of Emancipation

    The Southern Spanish Colonies in the Last Half-Century of their Dependence

    by Bernard Moses ...
    First Published in 1966. Following on from his book ‘The Establishment of Spanish Rule in America’, published in 1898, the present writer gave some account of the origin and earlier history of the institutions framed for the government of Spanish America. This volume aims to present some phases of colonial history and social organization in the last part of the eighteenth century, particularly as ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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  • A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

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  • Facundo

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