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Book Title: The Spanish Crown And The Defense Of The Caribbean, 1535--15...
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Spanish Crown and the Defense of the Caribbean, 1535-1585 : Precedent, Patrimonialism, and Royal Parsimony
Language: English
Publisher: LSU
Publication Year: 1999
Subject: Europe / Western, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Caribbean & West Indies / General, Latin America / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Paul E. Hoffman
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
