La Plaza Mayor
Subtitle: génesis de la nación costarricense
By: Franco Fernández Esquivel.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Editorial Cultural Cartaginesa; Uruk Editores
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cartago, Costa Rica
Language: spa
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Natural disasters -- Costa Rica -- History.; Plaza Mayor (Cartago, Costa Rica); Costa Rica -- History.; Cartago (Costa Rica) -- History.
Description: "Presents history of Costa Rica as seen from central plaza of Cartago, economic hub and site of key political events and colonial justice, religious and civic festivals. Mostly treats natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions and floods, as tangentially linked to the plaza. Interesting approach"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332).