Lyman L. Johnson

Mark A. Burkholder

The 10th edition of Colonial Latin America provides a councise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wave of independence in the early nineteenth century. This new edition includes improved and expanded discussions of daily lifein Colonial Latin America. In expanding these discussions, this edition is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the facinating, rich, and often tragic history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping contemporary Latin Americaand the world.

Colonial Latin America

Now in its sixth edition, Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World from their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. The new edition of this highly acclaimed text has been revised andupdated to reflect the latest scholarship, with particular emphasis on social and cultural history. It also features a new section on pre-Colonial Africa, to parallel coverage of pre-Colonial Spain and the Americas, as well as new maps and illustrations. Colonial Latin America, Sixth Edition, isindispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America.

Dewitt Samuel Chandler

Biographical Dictionary of Audiencia Ministers in the Americas, 1687-1821

Published in 1998, the expansion of Europe overseas required the creation of institutions for governing the conquered peoples, as well as the conquerors, their descendants, and later immigrants. As a group, bureaucrats were essential for the preservation of extensive and long-lasting European colonies. This volume looks in particular at the Americas and sets out the differing responses of Portugal, Spain, Britain and France and the systems they elaborated. A notable theme is the conflict between the demands of the centre, and the local pressures, and the extent to which the bureaucrats often came to identify with these.

Mark A. Burkholder

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