Spanish New Orleans : An Imperial City on the American Periphery, 1766-1803 /

"John Rodriguez's "Spanish New Orleans" is the first comprehensive academic analysis of Spain's governance of the largest imperial city in its North American empire. Rodriguez suggests that the Spanish empire was, at least on the northern edge, slipping into economic and per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rodriguez, John Eugene (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Spanish colonies.
Politics and government.
Economic history.
Colonies > Administration.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
America.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration > History > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Economic conditions > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Politics and government > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A city of chameleons
  • The merchants of Spanish New Orleans
  • Trade in Spanish New Orleans
  • Spanish attempts to control trade
  • Literacy in a Spanish imperial city
  • The judicial system in Spanish New Orleans
  • Political discourse and practices in Spanish New Orleans
  • Conclusion: The transition between two empires.

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