The Colonial Spanish-American City, Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism

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The colonial Spanish-American city was a center of entrepreneurial activity and wealth, drawing people seeking a better life, with more educational, occupational,commercial,and marital benefits than were avaialable in the rural regions. The author offers the first history and interpretation in English of the colonial Spanish-American city. Illustrated with maps. Austin, TX 2005 University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 182 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB.