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Quito 1599 : city and colony in transition

Title
Quito 1599 : city and colony in transition / Kris Lane.
Author
Lane, Kris E., 1967-
Publication
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2002.

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Description
xix, 292 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Diálogos
Uniform Title
Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subject
  • Quito (Ecuador) > History > 16th century
  • Quito (Audiencia) > History
  • Quito (Ecuador) > Economic conditions > 16th century
  • Quito (Ecuador) > Race relations
  • Quito (Ecuador) > Social life and customs > 16th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.
Contents
"Castaways" -- A Quito immigrant's letter to a relative in Spain -- "Captivity and redemption" -- Native lords write to King Philip II -- "Tilling the center" -- A miner-encomendero's last letter home -- "Mining the margins" -- Prosperous settlers write home -- "Adventures in trade" -- An anonymous description of Guayaquil -- "Pirates, soldiers, cannibals."
Call Number
JHE 02-814
ISBN
  • 0826323561 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 082632357X (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2002004203
OCLC
49332872
Author
Lane, Kris E., 1967-
Title
Quito 1599 : city and colony in transition / Kris Lane.
Imprint
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Diálogos
Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.
Research Call Number
JHE 02-814
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