Costa Rica en 1751
Subtitle: informe de una visita
By: Pedro A. Morel de Santa Cruz.
Publisher: V.M. Rojas
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San José, Costa Rica
Language: spa
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Costa Rica -- Description and travel.; Costa Rica -- History, Local.
Description: "Record of pastoral visita conducted in 1751 by newly arrived bishop of Nicaragua, whose diocese at that time included Costa Rica. First published in 1900 by Costa Rica's scholarly bishop Bernardo Augusto Thiel, present edition by Vérnor M. Rojas is based on Thiel's and includes that historian's notes, comments, and statistical extracts. Rich in data on ecclesiastical and spiritual life, but also on trade, agriculture, and, especially, population"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes indexes.