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Book Title: Transatlantic Ties In The Spanish Empire: Brihuega, Spain, A...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ida Altman
Publication Name: Transatlantic Ties in the Spanish Empire : Brihuega, Spain, and Puebla, Mexico, 1560-1620
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
