Galicia
Title | Galicia PDF eBook |
Author | Annette M. B. Meakin |
Publisher | Heritage Books |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Architecture |
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"Galicia is the least known and the least written about of all the little kingdoms that go to the making of Spain. Her boundaries have been greatly reduced since the days when the Romans divided the Peninsula into five provinces and called one of them Galicia".The irruption of the Saracens in 713 again changed the aspect of the Peninsula, and the limits of Galicia were contracted; but Spanish geographers to this day call her a reino, or kingdom, and divide her into four little provinces 'Coru'a, Pontevedra, Orense, and Lugo." The history of this little known Spanish kingdom examines geography, early history, architecture, emigration, farming, monasteries and other topics. Chapters include: Ancient Galicia; The Geography of Galicia; The First Golden Age; The Salve Regina; The Language of Galicia; Pilgrims to Santiago; The Architecture of Galicia; The Cathedral of Santiago; The Portico de Gloria; Sculptured Capitals; The Royal Hospital; The Colegiata de Sar; La Coru'a; Emigration; Rosalia Castro; Santiago de Compostela; Galicia's Livestock; Padron; La Bellisima Noya; Pontevedra; Vigo and Tuy; Orense; Monforte and Lugo; Betanzos and Ferrol; The Great Monasteries of Galicia; Trees, Fruits, and Flowers; and Dives Callaecia. A map of Galicia, 105 illustrations (mostly photographs), a bibliography, and an index to full names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.
The Spanish Pioneers
Title | The Spanish Pioneers PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Fletcher Lummis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | America |
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The History of Puerto Rico
Title | The History of Puerto Rico PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | Puerto Rico |
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Van Middledyk's work was the first major historical study of Puerto Rico in English. Van Middledyk advanced Puerto Rican historiography by building on the works of Brau, Coll y Toste, and Acosta, and by consulting early Spanish chronicles. A librarian at the Free Public Library of San Juan, Van Middledyk possessed knowledge of and access to considerable primary source material. His history is sympathetic to the Indians and highly critical of Spanish colonial administration. Coming in the wake of American military occupation, the book sought to explain and justify control of the island by the United States.
A Concise History of Spain
Title | A Concise History of Spain PDF eBook |
Author | William D. Phillips, Jr |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 363 |
Release | 2010-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521607213 |
Engaging history of the rich cultural, social and political life of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.
A History of Aesthetic
Title | A History of Aesthetic PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Bosanquet |
Publisher | |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Aesthetics |
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The Jews and Moors in Spain
Title | The Jews and Moors in Spain PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Krauskopf |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Jews |
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"This volume is a reprint of newspaper reports of a series of lectures delivered by the author from the pulpit of Congregation B'nai Jehudah, Kansas City, Mo., during the Fall and Winter of 1885-1886. The lectures were prepared to fulfill the requirements of popular discourses, and designed to convey information upon a highly important epoch of the world's history, that is almost neglected in English literature. The thought of publishing these lectures in book form was utterly foreign to the author throughout their preparation, until an urgent solicitation from very many persons, both Jews and Gentiles, in all parts of this country, whose interest in these lectures was aroused by their wide-spread republication by the Press, made it a duty."--Goodreads.com.
Documents of American Catholic History: 1493-1865
Title | Documents of American Catholic History: 1493-1865 PDF eBook |
Author | John Tracy Ellis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Religion |
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Vols. 1-2 are reprints. Originally published: Chicago : H. Regnery Co., 1967. Vol. 3 is a new work. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. v. 1. 1493-1865 -- v. 2. 1866-1966 -- v. 3. 1966-1986.