Author: Marı́a (de San José, madre)
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date: 1993
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Category : Literary Criticism
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Word From New Spain

Book by Marı́a (de San José, madre), Word From New Spain Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Word From New Spain books, This is the account of the social and spiritual difficulties of an aspirant nun in Mexico at the end of the seventeenth century. In an extensive introduction, Myers discusses the chronology and provenance of Madre Maria’s manuscript and gives biographical details of her life; surveys literary aspects of the text; and seeks to show the socio-historical value of the striking scenes of family life which the text offers. Notes and guidance are given on style, orthography and pronunciation; and a bibliographical essay complements a selected bibliography.

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Author: Kathryn Burns
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date: 1999
Size: 78.57 MB
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Category : Religion
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Pages : 307
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Colonial Habits

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Author: John F. Schwaller
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date: 2014-05-15
Size: 49.68 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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The First Letter From New Spain

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Author: Diego Durán
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date: 1994
Size: 64.70 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
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The History Of The Indies Of New Spain

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Author: Alexander von Humboldt
Publisher:
Release Date: 1814
Size: 66.22 MB
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Political Essay On The Kingdom Of New Spain

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Author: Verity Smith
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date: 2000
Size: 31.12 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Concise Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature

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Author: Verity Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date: 1997-03-26
Size: 42.55 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
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Pages : 950
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Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature

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Author: Maria De San Jose
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date: 1999
Size: 75.60 MB
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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A Wild Country Out In The Garden

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Author: Alexander von Humboldt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2014-11-06
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Political Essay On The Kingdom Of New Spain

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Author: Peter Gerhard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date: 2012-06-22
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Category : Transportation
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Pirates Of New Spain 1575 1742

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