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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796115603321

Autore

Carte Rebecca A.

Titolo

Capturing the landscape of New Spain : Baltasar Obregón and the 1564 Ibarra Expedition / / Rebecca A. Carte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuczon, [Arizona] : , : The University of Arizona Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8165-3224-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Southwest Center Series

Disciplina

972/.02

Soggetti

Landscapes in literature

Mexico Description and travel

New Spain Discovery and exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Taking place -- "Lo que hay en esta tierra" -- Multiple landscapes, multiple frontiers -- (Re)producing social space and textualscapes -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"This monograph sheds new light on Spanish exploration and expansion in the regions of present-day Durango, Sonora, Chihuahua, Arizona, and New Mexico in the sixteenth century by providing a detailed analysis of an important yet woefully understudied text"--Provided by publisher.