La familia Río Branco y la fijación de las fronteras entre Venezuela y Brasil
Subtitle: dos momentos definitorios en las relaciones entre Venezuela y Brasil : El Tratado de Límites de 1859 y la gestión del barón de Río Branco (1902-1912)
By: Alejandro Mendible Zurita.
Series: Biblioteca de la Academia Nacional de la Historia.; 64
Publisher: Academia Nacional de la Historia
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Caracas
Language: spa
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Visconde do, 1819-1880.; Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Barão do, 1845-1912.; Brazil.; Brazil -- Boundaries -- Venezuela.; Venezuela -- Boundaries -- Brazil.; Brazil -- Foreign relations -- Venezuela.; Venezuela -- Foreign relations -- Brazil.
Description: "Study of evolving relations between Venezuela and Brazil in 19th and early 20th centuries. Sees Río Branco's actions as shaping relations between the two nations. The 1859 treaty solved colonial-era disputes, while Río Branco used international situations between 1902-1912 to assert Brazilian dominance in Amazon basin, while simultaneously professionalizing Brazil's foreign ministry"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.