Quito 1599 city and colony in transition / Kris Lane.
| Author/creator | Lane, Kris E., 1967- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | [1st ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, |
| Description | xix, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Series | Diálogos Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.) ^A404475 |
| Contents | "Castaways" -- A Quito immigrant's letter to a relative in Spain -- "Captivity and redemption" -- Native lords write to King Philip II -- "Tilling the center" -- A miner-encomendero's last letter home -- "Mining the margins" -- Prosperous settlers write home -- "Adventures in trade" -- An anonymous description of Guayaquil -- "Pirates, soldiers, cannibals." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002004203 |
| ISBN | 0826323561 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 082632357X (pbk.) |