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Through reference entries and primary documents, this book surveys a wide range of topics related to the history of the Spanish Empire, including past events and individuals as well as the Iberian kingdom's imperial legacy.

Table of Contents

VOLUME 1 Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology of the Spanish Empire Government and Politics Overview Essay Africa, Scramble for Aragón, Crown of Bourbons Castile, Crown of Conciliar System Enlightened Despotism Fascism in Spain Habsburg Spain Iberian Union Imperialism Leyes de Burgos (1512) Leyes Nuevas (1542) Mercantilism Nationalism Plantation Complex Price Revolution Recopilación de Leyes de los Reynos de las Indias (1680) Trade within the Spanish Empire Uprisings, 15th and 16th Centuries Uprisings, 17th and 18th Centuries Uprisings, 19th and 20th Centuries Valois-Habsburg Rivalry Organization and Administration Overview Essay Alcabala Asiento Audiencia Bourbon Reforms Cabildo Cádiz Trade Monopoly Captaincy General Casa de Contratación Cortes Creation of an Empire Encomienda Magistrate Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Patronato Real Race and Class Real Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas Real y Supremo Consejo de Aragón Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias Repartimiento Slavery Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición West Indies Fleet Individuals Overview Essay Alexander VI, Pope (1431–1503) Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886–1941) Atahualpa, Ruler of the Inca Empire (ca. 1500–1533) Bolívar, Simón (1783–1830) Charles I, King of Spain (1500–1558) Charles III, King of Spain (1716–1788) Columbus, Christopher (ca. 1450–1506) Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547) Díaz del Castillo, Bernal (ca. 1492–1584) Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragón and Spain (1452–1516) Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (1784–1833) Franco, Francisco (1892–1975) Henry III, King of Castile (1379–1406) Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Castile and Spain (1451–1504) Las Casas, Bartolomé de (ca. 1484–1566) Loyola, Ignatius of (1491–1556) Magellan, Ferdinand (ca. 1480–1521) Mendoza, Antonio de (ca. 1490–1552) Moctezuma II, Ruler of the Aztec Empire (ca. 1466–1520) Núñez de Balboa, Vasco (ca. 1475–1519) Philip II, King of Spain (1527–1598) Pizarro, Francisco (ca. 1471–1541) Sahagún, Bernardino de (1499–1590) San Martín, José de (1788–1850) Vega, Garcilaso de la (1539–1616) Groups and Organizations Overview Essay Castas Catholic Church Clergy Conquistadores Conversos Criollos Cristianos Nuevos Guaraní Hidalgos Ilustrados Indios Katipunan Marranos Maya Mestizos Mozárabes Mudéjares Mulatos Nahuas Ottoman Turks Peninsulares Polisario Front Quechua Taínos Index VOLUME 2 Key Events Overview Essay Alcáçovas, Treaty of (1479) Bankruptcies Circumnavigation of the Globe (Magellan) (1519–1522) Columbian Exchange Dudum siquidem (1493) Inter caetera (1493) Jews, Expulsion from Spain (1492) Lyon, Treaty of (1504) Madrid, Treaty of (1526) Masaniello, Revolt of (1647) Mexico, Conquest of (1519–1521) Moriscos, Expulsion from Spain (1609) Napoleonic Invasion of Spain (1807–1808) New World, Discovery of (1492) Noyon, Peace of (1516) Pacto de Familia Paris, Treaty of (1898) Philippines, Conquest of the Reconquista San Ildefonso, Treaty of (1800) Siglo de Oro Tordesillas, Treaty of (1494) Utrecht, Peace of (1713–1714) Zaragoza, Treaty of (1529) Military Overview Essay Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Army of Flanders Austrian Succession, War of the (1740–1748) Cajamarca, Battle of (1532) Castilian Succession, War of the (1474–1479) Chincha Islands War (1864–1866) Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) Iberian Expansion into the Pacific Lepanto, Battle of (1571) Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) Pavia, Battle of (1525) Philippine Revolution (1896–1898) Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Spanish-American War (1898) Spanish American Wars of Independence (1810–1833), Causes of Spanish Armada (1588) Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Spanish Succession, War of the (1701–1714) Ten Years' War (1868–1878) World Wars and Spain Objects and Artifacts Overview Essay Aztec Stone of the Sun Codex Borbonicus (ca. 1520) Codex Mendoza (1542) Galleon Gramática de la Lengua Castellana (1492) Historia General de las Cosas de la Nueva España (ca. 1540–1585) Iberian Horse Juan de la Cosa Map (1500) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spain) Piece of Eight Pillars of Hercules Precious Metals A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1542) Key Places Overview Essay El Escorial Monastery Granada Lisbon Madrid Naples and Sicily New Spain, Viceroyalty of Palos Peru, Viceroyalty of Potosí Seville Spanish East Indies Spanish Netherlands Spanish North Africa Spanish West Indies Toledo Primary Documents 1. Mayan Hieroglyphics 2. The Last Ravage of Granada: Washington Irving's Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (1492) 3. Privileges and Prerogatives Granted to Christopher Columbus by the Spanish Crown (1492) 4. The Santa María (1492) 5. Christopher Columbus on the Discovery of America (1493) 6. The Papal Bull Inter caetera (1493) 7. Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) 8. Compact between Spain and Portugal (1495) 9. Christopher Columbus's Return to Spain and His Death (1504–1506) 10. Excerpt from a Letter of Hernán Cortés to Charles I of Spain (1520) 11. Bernal Díaz del Castillo's Account of the Spanish Retreat from Tenochtitlán, the Aztec Capital (1520) 12. Speech by Hernán Cortés to His Men (ca. 1520) 13. Account of the Death of Magellan (1521) 14. Treaty of Vitoria (1524) 15. Treaty of Zaragoza (1529) 16. Account of the Spanish Arrival at the Incan City of Cajamarca (1532) 17. Early Account of South American Natives (ca. 1535) 18. American Natives and Christianity: The Papal Bull Sublimus Dei (1537) 19. Estebanico and the Search for the Seven Cities of Cíbola (1539) 20. Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, The Pilgrim in His Own Country (1604) 21. Early Spanish Understanding of the Beliefs of the Yucatan Indians (1639) 22. The Treasure Fleet (1747) 23. Trade in Carthagena (1760) 24. The Population of the Spanish Colonies (1810) 25. Proclamation of Simón Bolívar to Soldiers of the Irish Legion (1819) 26. War with Spain over Cuba: Resolutions of the U.S. Congress on Cuba, Including the Teller Amendment (1898) 27. Treaty of Paris (1898) 28. The Philippine Proclamation of Independence (1899) 29. José Rizal, The Philippines a Century Hence (1912) 30. Charles Derbyshire, The Reign of Greed (1912) 31. Cultural Blending: The Tale of "The President Who Had Horns" (1916) 32. Francisco Franco and Don Juan de Borbón: An Interview with Franco (1937) 33. Franco and World War II: A Political Cartoon (1942) 34. Military Facilities in Spain: Joint Agreement between Spain and the United States (1953) Appendix: Monarchs and Rulers of Spain (1479–Present) Glossary Selected Bibliography Editors and Contributors Index

About the Author

H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is professor of history at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR. Emily Slape, MA, is an independent historian and documentary editor.

Reviews

An exceptional history. . . . Overall, this is a valuable work for the classroom teacher of the Spanish language and European history, suitable for high school and undergraduate collections.
*Booklist*

A good starting point for basic research on aspects of the Spanish Empire. Recommended for public, school, and academic library collections.
*ARBA*

[T]his two-volume set displays a consistent format, suitable for beginning researchers and more advanced scholars, featuring prefatory, acknowledgment, introductory, and chronology sections. . . . All articles are brief but highly informative. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All libraries. All levels.
*Choice*

This is a competent and well-structured encyclopedia. It appears to be one of only a handful of reference-orientated sources focused on the Spanish Empire available in the English language. . . . The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia will be most useful in libraries serving undergraduates students. Those studying international history, Spain or Latin America and imperialism/colonialism will all find helpful material in its pages. Libraries should also monitor future releases in the Empires of the World series.
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