El final del Tratado de Tordesillas
Subtitle: la expedición del virrey Cevallos al Río de la Plata
By: Angel Sanz Tapia.
Publisher: Junta de Castilla y León; Sociedad V Centenario del Tratado de Tordesillas
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Valladolid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 437
Subjects: Cevallos, Pedro de, 1715-1778 -- Military leadership.; Portugal.; Spain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.; Spain -- History, Military -- 18th century.; Spain -- Foreign relations -- Portugal.; Portugal -- Foreign relations -- Spain.; Spain -- Foreign relations -- 18th century.; Portugal -- Foreign relations -- 18th century.; Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) -- History -- 18th century.
Description: "Detailed study of the 1776 Cevallos expedition to the Río de la Plata, sent to block Portuguese expansion in the region and wrest control of Colonia da Sacramento. Describes military aspects of the campaign (which included a large naval component and several army regiments); also examines political, administrative, and economic import of this major event"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-432).