A Concise History of Spain

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

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Engaging history of the rich cultural, social and political life of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Title Catalogue PDF eBook
Author Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher
Pages 1150
Release 1868
Genre Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN

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Bernardino de Sahagun

Bernardino de Sahagun
Title Bernardino de Sahagun PDF eBook
Author Miguel Leon-Portilla
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 340
Release 2012-09-13
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0806181346

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He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to “detect the sickness of idolatry,” but Bernardino de Sahagún (c. 1499-1590) instead became the first anthropologist of the New World. The Franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for Aztec culture and the Nahuatl language. In this biography, Miguel León-Portilla presents the life story of a fascinating man who came to Mexico intent on changing the traditions and cultures he encountered but instead ended up working to preserve them, even at the cost of persecution. Sahagún was responsible for documenting numerous ancient texts and other native testimonies. He persevered in his efforts to study the native Aztecs until he had developed his own research methodology, becoming a pioneer of anthropology. Sahagún formed a school of Nahua scribes and labored with them for more than sixty years to transcribe the pre-conquest language and culture of the Nahuas. His rich legacy, our most comprehensive account of the Aztecs, is contained in his Primeros Memoriales (1561) and Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España (1577). Near the end of his life at age 91, Sahagún became so protective of the Aztecs that when he died, his former Indian students and many others felt deeply affected. Translated into English by Mauricio J. Mixco, León-Portilla’s absorbing account presents Sahagún as a complex individual–a man of his times yet a pioneer in many ways.

Spain

Spain
Title Spain PDF eBook
Author Pierre Vilar
Publisher Pergamon
Pages 160
Release 1967
Genre History
ISBN

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The World of the Aztecs, in the Florentine Codex

The World of the Aztecs, in the Florentine Codex
Title The World of the Aztecs, in the Florentine Codex PDF eBook
Author Franca Arduini
Publisher
Pages 76
Release 2007
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN

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A celebration of one of the most famous 16th-century manuscripts, The Florentine Codex.

Spain

Spain
Title Spain PDF eBook
Author Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
Publisher
Pages 510
Release 1905
Genre Spain
ISBN

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Spain, Its Greatness and Decay (1479-1788)

Spain, Its Greatness and Decay (1479-1788)
Title Spain, Its Greatness and Decay (1479-1788) PDF eBook
Author Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
Publisher
Pages 486
Release 1925
Genre Spain
ISBN

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