Quito según los extranjeros
Subtitle: la ciudad, su paisaje, gentes y costumbres observadas por los visitantes extranjeros : siglos XVI-XX
By: introducción, compilación y notas de Manuel Espinosa Apolo con la colaboración de María Páez.
Contributors: Espinosa Apolo, Manuel.; Páez, María.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Centro de Estudios Felipe Guamán Poma
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Quito, Ecuador
Language: spa
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Visitors, Foreign -- Ecuador -- Quito -- Attitudes.; Quito (Ecuador) -- Description and travel.; Quito (Ecuador) -- History.; Quito (Ecuador) -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Useful anthology of descriptions of Quito from the 16th century to 1944 excerpted from travel accounts by 25 foreign visitors. Selections arranged chronologically and thematically. Almost half of the book deals with the post-1810 era. Includes introductory essay and brief biographies of the travelers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-195).