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España y Europa // Spain & Europe

Un solo mundo 1492-1992

One World 1492-1992
 
Lon de la Riva
562 pp., Lunwerg, 1991. Illus. With Color Photos.
The story of Spain and its history in the New World during 500 years. Oversized format with case.
Cloth ISBN 84-7782-128-3/$140.00
 

SPAIN AND EUROPE BEFORE 1492


 

España en la edad antigua

Ancient Spain
 
Luis Garcia Moreno
128 pp., Anaya, 1988, Illus.
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3091-2/$8.95
 

Guia de viajes a la Europa de 1492; Diez itinerarios por el viejo mundo

Travel Guides to 1492 Europe; Ten Itineraries Through the Old World
 
Lorenzo Camuso
290 pp., Anaya, 1990, Illus.
Travel itineraries of the 15th Century, allowing the reader to experience Europe's transition from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3773-9/$61.00
 

Prehistoria de España: Los origenes

Spanish Prehistory: The Origins
 
Maria Luisa Ruiz-Galvez Priego
128 pp., Anaya, 1988, Illus.
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3070-X/$8.95
 

Sefarad, Sefarad: La España judia

Sefarad, Sefarad: Jewish Spain
 
Jose Luis Lacave
219 pp., Lunwerg, 1987, Illus.
The history of Jews in Spain. Bilingual Spanish-English text and full color illustrations.
Cloth ISBN 84-85983-58-0/$78.00
 

Universidades de Europa: Raices culturas del Viejo Mundo

European Universities: Cultural Roots of the Old World
 
Franco Cardini and M.T. Fumagalli Beonio-Brocchieri, Eds.
232 pp., Anaya, 1991.
A richly illustrated study of European universities from the medieval period through the 15th century. Individual essays feature centers of learning, including Bologne, Oxford, Salamanca, Padua, Vienna, Heidelburg and Alcalá de Henares.
Oversized format.
Cloth ISBN 87-207-4277-5/$85.00
 
 

SPAIN 1492


 

Europa 1492

Europe in 1492
 
Franco Cardini
238 pp., Anaya, 1989. Illus.
See Art and Architecture
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3344-X/$85.00
 

España colombina

Columbian Spain
 
Oscar Masats, et al.
235 pp., Lunwerg, 1992
Photos of Spanish buildings and other sites that Columbus may have known, accompanied by a scholarly essay on Spain in 1492. Oversized.
Paperback ISBN 84-7782-120-8/$78.00
 

Europa islamica: La magia de una civilizacion milenaria

Islamic Europe: The Magic of a Thousand Years of Civilization
 
Pedro Martinez Montavez and Carmen Ruiz-Bravo-Villasante
239 pp., Anaya, 1991
A thousand years of history; the Islamic expression, architecture and cities, decorative arts, daily life, art and literature.
Oversize, with many full-color photos
Cloth ISBN 84-207-4239-2/$83.00
 

Una candela lejana

 
Antonio Hernandez Palacios
Quinto Centenario
100+ pp., 1991, Illus.
The story of Columbus' voyages in a comic book format, annotated by historical references prepared by Consuelo Varela.
Hardcover, oversize. ISBN: 84-86956-12-9
 
 

NEW WORLD


 

Extremadura y la evangelizacion del nuevo mundo

The Role of Extremadura in the Evangelization of the New World
 
Fr. Sebastian Garcia
872 pp., Turner, 1990.
1988 Extremadura Congress papers, examining the participation of religious orders in the evangelization of the New World.
Paperback ISBN 87-7506-286-5/$59.95
 

Emigrantes y sociedad: Extremadura y America en el siglo XVI

Emigrants and Society; Extremadura and America in the 16th Century
 
Ida Altman
Spanish translation by Nellie Manso de Zuñiga
337 pp., Alianza, 1992
The first systematic analysis of the socioeconomic background and subsequent activities of a group of Spanish emigrants.
Paperback ISBN 84-206-4230-4/$37.00
 

Visita de los valles de Sonqo en los yunka de coca de La Paz (1568-1570)

Inspection of the Coca Fields in the Sonqo Region of La Paz, Bolivia (1568-1570)
 
John Murra, Ed.
687 pp., Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, Madrid, 1991.
The report furnished to Philip II regarding inspection of the coca farms of the La Pasz area in 1568-1570. In answer to complaints by Aymara residents, a detailed study was made of native home, tributes, litigations, water rights and coca leaf growth and sales in the Peru-Bolivia region.
Paperback ISBN 84-7196-916-5/$40.95
 

Iberoamerica, tradiciones, utopias y novedad cristiana

 
Graciela Maria Vinuales
308 pp., Ed. Encuentro
Cloth ISBN 84-7490-249-5/$59.95
 

Rumbo a lo desconocido: Navegantes y descubridores

Voyage to the Unknown: Navigators and Discoverers
 
Mariano Cuesta Domingo
233 pp., Anaya, 1992 Lavish color photos and illustrations
The adventure of crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, from the earliest rumors of a New World in the West to the discovery of the Pacific civilizations.
Oversized format
Cloth ISBN 84-207-4954-4/$83.00
 

Cartas de Don Pedro de Valdivia que tratan del descubrimiento y conquista de la nueva extremadura

Letters of Don Pedro de Valdivia, Regarding the Discovery and Conquest of the New Extremadura
 
Miguel Rojas-Mix, Ed.
500 pp., Lumen, 1991.
The letters of the Spanish explorer, with complete Spanish text. Prologue Studies. Oversized format in a storage case.
Cloth ISBN 84-264-2839-8/$130.00
 

La Santa Maria, La Pinta, y La Niña

 
130 pp., Qinto Centenario, 1991.
Bilingual study of the three replica ships that would undertake to reenact Columbus's first voyage to the Americas.
Color photos and illustrations. Oversize.
Cloth ISBN 84-86951-16-1/$25.00
 
 

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS (CRONICAS) OF THE CONQUEST


 

Actas del Primer Encuentro Internacional Colombino

Proceedings of the First International Columbian Conference
 
Consuelo Varela
322 pp., Turner, 1989
New perspectives on Christopher Columbus.
Paperback ISBN 84-7506-305-5/$25.95
 

De California a Alaska; Vida y descubrimientos de Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega-Quadra

From California to Alaska; The Life and Explorations of Juan Francisco de la Bodega-Quadra
 
Antonio Menchaca
31 pp., Cultura Hispánica, 1989.
Paperback ISBN 84-7232-518-0/$10.95
 

Descripcion general del Paraguay

General Description of Paraguay
 
Felix de Azarca
An 18th century Spanish traveller presents his observations on natural science, an antecedent to Darwin's Origin of Species.
Paperback ISBN 84-206-0499-2/$7.95
 

Obras Completas (Tomo II: De Unico Vocationis Modo)

Complete Works (Volume II)
 
Bartolome de las Casas
634 pp., Alianza, 1990
A 16th Century theological treatise proposing the peaceful evangelization of America.
Cloth ISBN 84-206-4062-X/$48.00
 

Obras Completas (Tomo XII: De Regia Potestate)

Complete Works (Volume XII)
 
Bartolome de las Casas
430 pp., Alianza, 1990
Includes De regi&á potestate, an argument based on St. Thomas Aquinas, defending the original freedom of humanity.
Cloth ISBN 84-206-4072-7/$48.00
 

Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España

A True History of the Conquest of New Spain
 
Bernal Diaz del Castillo
972 pp., Alianza, 1989.
Cloth ISBN 84-206-2580-9/$34.00
 

Tratado del descubrimiento de las Indias y su conquista

On the Discovery and Conquest of the Indies
 
Juan Suarez de Peralta
268 pp., Alianza, 1990.
Depiction of the daily life of Indians, written by a son of Spanish immigrants in Mexico during the 16th century.
Paperback ISBN 84-206-0443-7/$7.50
 

Viaje al Estrecho de Magallanes

Voyage to the Strait of Magellan
 
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
310 pp., Alianza, 1988.
Paperback ISBN 84-206-0358-9/$7.50
 

Cartas de viaje

Travel Letters
 
Amerigo Vespucci
144 pp., Alianza, 1986.
Stories on the life of Vespucci, combining both a popular and erudite sensibility.
Paperback ISBN 84-206-0215-9/$5.00
 
 

VICEREGAL PERIOD SPAIN (1650-1800)


 

La España de los Austrias: Hegemonia mundial

Austrian Spain: World Supremacy
 
Emilio Sola Castaño
128 pp., Anaya, 1988, Illus.
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3119-6/$8.95
 

La España Ilustrada (siglo XVIII)

The Spanish Enlightenment (18th century)
 
Vicente Armillas, et al.
128 pp., Anaya, 1989, Illus.
Cloth ISBN 84-207-3130-7/$8.95