Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1
Subtitle: Trade, Missions, Literature (Asia in the Making of Europe Volume III)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 736
ISBN-13: 9780226467658
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Cultural studies; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; History; History - General History; History: World; ASIA; Europe; General; History / Europe / General; Asia - General; Europe - General
First sentence: The Spanish had been fascinated since Magellan's time by the immensity of the Pacific (Mar del Sur) and by the possibility that islands on its western side, especially the Moluccas and the Philippines, could be added to their conquests through voyages dispatched from Mexico and Peru.