Basques and Vicuñas at the mouth of Hell: a documentary history of Potosí in the early 1620s
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Lane, Kris E. 1967- (HerausgeberIn), Johnson, Timothy F. (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Reno, Nevada University of Nevada Press [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Basque series
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Abstract:"Made up of original, contrasting narratives translated and published here for the first time, Basques and Vicuñas at the Mouth of Hell explores one of the great puzzles of colonial Latin American history: Why did "nationalist" factions arise in the midst of the world's greatest silver bonanza in the highland city of Potosí, Bolivia, and why did they attack each other with murderous violence? Just as importantly, how was this dispute resolved, or was it? Newly discovered documents help tell this fascinating, true story of gangland violence, political intrigue, and an unstable government"
Umfang:xlvi, 383 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781647791384