Title: El final del Tratado de Tordesillas
First published: 1994
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.
Subjects: Foreign relations, History, History, Military, History, Naval, Military History, Military leadership, Naval History, Portugal, Portugal. 1494 June 7., Tratado de Tordesillas
Places: Portugal, Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay), Spain
People: Pedro de Cevallos (1715-1778)
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: DP199.3 .S26 1994