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Juan De Zumarraga: First Bishop Of Mexico, Hubert J. Miller Jan 1973

Juan De Zumarraga: First Bishop Of Mexico, Hubert J. Miller

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The decades of the 1530's and 1540's witnessed the founding of Hispanic colonial institutions, many of which with modifications continue today. Among the most lasting of these has been the Church. This is part of Juan de Zumarraga's (Mexico's first archbishop) legacy, not only the setting up of ecclesiastical administration but also the prelate's ministry among his people. Zumarraga's concerns were many and varied. Concern for the Indians' spiritual and material well-being prompted Zumarraga to establish schools and hospitals, introduce the first printing press, and collect a library. Equally significant and less known is his role of introducing and promoting …

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Victor Considerant And The Failure Of La Réunion, Rondel V. Davidson Jan 1973

Victor Considerant And The Failure Of La Réunion, Rondel V. Davidson

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While traveling from Dallas, Texas to Fort Worth via the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, one crosses about 1,200 acres of land on the outskirts of West Dallas which once accommodated an experiment to fulfill one of the nineteenth century's most noble dreams- the dream that man could establish social, economic, and political justice through some type of communal association. Today the area is bounded on the north by the Trinity River, on the south by the Old Fort Worth Highway, on the east by Hampton Road, and on the west by Westmoreland Avenue. Perhaps ironically, this territory now harbors an industrial …

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Berlin Historians And German Politics, Charles E. Mcclelland Jan 1973

Berlin Historians And German Politics, Charles E. Mcclelland

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By the dawn of the twentieth century, German historians, like "the German academic community as a whole, had fallen into the role of a vaguely conservative and decidedly official establishment." The last third of the nineteenth century had seen the triumph of Prussia over the academic world as well as the political communities of the German lands, with the cultural policy and impulses of Berlin deeply influencing the direction of German historiography and political thought. This influence took the form of an accommodation of power and idealism rather than a purge of the universities, which were the undisputed home of …

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Hernan Cortes: Conquistador And Colonizer, Hubert J. Miller Jan 1972

Hernan Cortes: Conquistador And Colonizer, Hubert J. Miller

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The conquest and colonization of Mexico initiated by Hernan Cortes resulted in the fusion of the Indian and Hispanic cultures. This fusion led to the "mestizo" culture. Cortes was the bearer of the Hispanic heritage just as the Aztecs and other Indians in Mexico and the Southwest were the carriers of the Indian heritage. In studying the life of Cortes, he is seen not only as a military conqueror but also as a colonizer in which role he left a more lasting legacy than he did as the victor over the Aztec Empire. This booklet focuses on Cortes' colonizing efforts. …

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Bartolome De Las Casas: Protector Of The Indians, Hubert J. Miller Jan 1972

Bartolome De Las Casas: Protector Of The Indians, Hubert J. Miller

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Bartolome de las Casas devoted himself completely to crusading for the rights of the Indians. Although he was never a missionary among Indians, he began projects such as the Indians' conversion in the Land of War in Guatemala, which later became the task of his Dominican colleagues. However, his true importance lay in his role as the Indians' protector before the royal court. This was shown by his involvement in the debate of Valladolid, the decree of the New Laws of 1542, and the campaign for the abolition of the encomienda and Indian slavery. However, the significance of his crusade …

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History In The Service Of Politics: A Reassessment Of G. G. Gervinus, Charles E. Mcclelland Jan 1971

History In The Service Of Politics: A Reassessment Of G. G. Gervinus, Charles E. Mcclelland

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Gervinus's political and scholarly position in nineteenth-century Germany deserves re-examination. Gervinus was a more complicated figure than some of his recent East German champions allege and a much more interesting scholar than his dismissive contemporaries believed. He was a historian too radical to hold a teaching chair but too popular with his readership to be ignored, and a more and more vociferous Cassandra in an age of increasing accommodation to and optimism about Bismarckian power. Gervinus's life was a passion in the service of democratic liberalism; as a result, he suffered during his life, and his reputation has suffered ever …

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History Of The Lincoln County War By Maurice Garland Fulton And Robert M. Mullin (Review), Felix D. Almaraz Jr. Oct 1970

History Of The Lincoln County War By Maurice Garland Fulton And Robert M. Mullin (Review), Felix D. Almaraz Jr.

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For more than four decades, through the media of folklore, oral tradition, and motion pictures, the turmoil which erupted in the 1870's in Lincoln County, Territory of New Mexico, has been depicted as a dramatic collision of strong-willed personalities, the most notable of whom was William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. Even historical literature, with the exception of specialized studies, often presented romanticized versions of that controversial event. For these reasons the publication of Maurice Garland Fulton's History of the Lincoln County War has answered the need for a definitive, objective account of the turbulence in southeastern New Mexico which …

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Lancarote De Seixas And Madampe: A Portuguese Casado In A Sinhalese Village, C. R. De Silva Jan 1970

Lancarote De Seixas And Madampe: A Portuguese Casado In A Sinhalese Village, C. R. De Silva

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At the end of the sixteenth century, when the Portuguese came into possession of the south-western sea-board, Madampe proper, was a sizeable village inhabited by about a hundred families. Though situated some forty miles to the north of Colombo, the centre of Portuguese power and activity, Madampe was in some respects well located being within seven miles of the important port of Chilaw and within three miles of the sea, over which the Portuguese still had undisputed control. The village moreover, had twenty two minor villages attached to it, the whole forming the gabadagama or royal demesne of Madampe, an …

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When The Eagle Screamed: The Romantic Horizon In American Diplomacy, 1800-1860 By William H. Goetzmann (Review), Elmer W. Flaccus Jan 1968

When The Eagle Screamed: The Romantic Horizon In American Diplomacy, 1800-1860 By William H. Goetzmann (Review), Elmer W. Flaccus

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The series, America in Crisis, edited by Robert A. Divine of the University of Texas, has proven to be a fine addition to the literature dealing with American involvement in various aspects of our foreign policy. All the books have been well written, stimulating, scholarly, and helpful to professors who strive to make their lectures more meaningful.

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The Secret Adversary: Henry George Ward And Texas, 1825-1827, Elmer W. Flaccus Mar 1966

The Secret Adversary: Henry George Ward And Texas, 1825-1827, Elmer W. Flaccus

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Die Darstellung Und Wertung Des Deutschen Bauernkrieges 1525 In Zwei Jahrhunderten, Ernst Breisach Sep 1946

Die Darstellung Und Wertung Des Deutschen Bauernkrieges 1525 In Zwei Jahrhunderten, Ernst Breisach

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This dissertation was submitted for the doctorate degree in the department of philosophy at the University of Vienna in 1946. The English translation of the title is: "The Depiction and Interpretation of the German Peasant War of 1525 During Two Centuries."

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