Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-384) and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1: The Virgin and the bull. Sun and shadow ; The conquest of Spain ; The reconquest of Spain ; 1492 : the crucial year -- Pt. 2: The conflict of the gods. The rise and fall of the Indian world ; The conquest and reconquest of the New World -- Pt.3: Children of La Mancha. The age of empire ; The century of gold ; The baroque culture of the New World ; The age of Goya ; Toward independence -- Pt. 5: The price of freedom. Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín ; The time of tyrants ; The culture of independence ; Land and liberty -- Pt. 5: Unfinished business. Latin America ; Contemporary Spain ; Hispanic U.S.A.
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