Author: Neil Hanson

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The defeat of the Spanish Armada was the defining international event of the Elizabethan age. in 1588 Spanish King Philip II, determined to reclaim England for the Catholic Church, launched a fleet of huge castle-crowned galleons that stretched for miles across the ocean. A battle-hardened Spanish army waited in Holland, ready to crush England's barely trained conscripts, many armed only with scythes, stakes or longbows. All that stood between Spain and victory was the English navy. English ships, tactics, weapons, and crews proved superior and Philip's "confident hope of a miracle' to give him victory was not fulfilled. The author also depicts the terrible fate that befell the seamen of both sides. Illustrated. New York, N.Y. 2003 Alfred A. Knopf 1st American Ed., 489 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/2, HB.

Author: Thomas Hillerkuss, et al

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With Gerardo Ruvalcaba Arredondo and Milagros del Carmen Sánchez Flores. Hillerkuss is the author of the Diccionario Biográfico del Occidente Novohispano. He and his assistants have compiled these toponyms (place names or districts) based on the Iberian maps published in 1570 by Abraham Ortelius, and those of Joan BLaeu in 1665, in addition to the recompilation of censuses edited in 1829 by Tomás González. It is essential for historians to know the jurisdictions, both civil and ecclesiastical, in their areas of interest. While current geographical institutions are helpful for districts in the last 100-150 years the older one are harder to locate. This work organized by areas alphabetically should facilite research. Zacatecas, 2007 Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas 1st Ed., COMPACT DISK.

Author: Lu Ann Homza, Ed.

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The Spanish Inquisition was one of the most infamous institutions in Western European history and a symbol of intolerence for its pursuit of religious orthodoxy through fear secrecy, and torture. This book is a collection of previuosly untranslated court documents, practical manuals, and letters that depict the Inquisition in vivid detail, and offer fresh perspective on various topics such as the persecution of converted Jews and Muslims, women in Spanish religious life and the relationship with the Spanish monarchy. Indianapolis, 2006 Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1st Ed., 272 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, HB.