El Mar en la historia de América
By: Mario Hernández Sánchez-Barba.
Series: Colecciones MAPFRE 1492; Colección Mar y América ;; 7
Publisher: Editorial MAPFRE
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Explorers -- Spain -- History.; Explorers -- America -- History.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.; Atlantic Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.; Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Description: "In a promising effort to synthesize the history of sea power and ships in the early colonial era, author examines the roles of exploration, trade, naval campaigns, port cities, and islands in the imperial matrix. Unfortunately, lacks footnotes and annotated bibliography is limited"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-324) and indexes.