Haciendas y posesiones de la Compañía de Jesús en Venezuela

Período prehispánico - Período colonial - La educación en la colonia - Expediciones científicas - La expedición botánica - La ingeniería en la colonia - Proclamación de la independencia - Colegio militar del cuerpo de ingenieros - República de Colombia - Misión científica de 1823 - República de la Nueva Granada - Creación del colegio militar - Libertades individuales ilimitadas - Comisión corográfica - Constitución federalista de 1853 - Creación de la Universidad Nacional de los Estados Unidos de Colombia - La guerra de las escuelas (1876-1877) - La regeneración -...

Given P. Naster's numismatic, art historical, and archaeological background, and his expertise in Classical and Ancient Near Eastern subjects, the presentations to his 'Festschrift' cover a broad thematic and temporal span. The papers of volume II may be divided into the following general categories: philology (including general, Greek/Latin, Egyptian, South Arabian, Hebrew, Persian), Assyriology, Art History, Egyptology, and Anthropology, History, Hittite/Anatolian studies, Persian religion, and historical geography. Obviously, some studies will cover more than one definitive area.

Panamá en la Colección América Latina en la Historia Contemporánea. Este libro, dirigido por Alfredo Castillero Calvo, explica la rica y sorprendente historia de Panamá entre 1808 y 2013 desde la economía, la política, las relaciones internacionales, la sociedad, la vida cotidiana, la población y la cultura. Revela el difícil proceso que atravesó la sociedad para construir la nación: empezó a definir sus perfiles entre 1808 y 1821, se acentuaron estos a lo largo del siglo XIX en distintos intentos autonomistas o separatistas de Colombia y culminaron con la independencia de 1903....

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When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...