Title: Costa Rica en 1751
First published: 1994
Description: "Record of pastoral visita conducted in 1751 by newly arrived bishop of Nicaragua, whose diocese at that time included Costa Rica. First published in 1900 by Costa Rica's scholarly bishop Bernardo Augusto Thiel, present edition by Vérnor M. Rojas is based on Thiel's and includes that historian's notes, comments, and statistical extracts. Rich in data on ecclesiastical and spiritual life, but also on trade, agriculture, and, especially, population"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Description and travel, History, Local, Local History
Places: Costa Rica
LC classification: F1544 .M78 1994