Mexico

A New Spain with Old Friends

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Paperback, 214 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | 2015
ISBN13: 9781107502055
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Cambridge University Press e druk, 2015 9781107502055
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Originally published in 1940, this book contains a lively account of a journey through Mexico by John Brande Trend, the first Professor of Spanish at the University of Cambridge. Trend vividly describes important ancient sites such as Cichén Itzá as well as Spanish traditions that he observed while in Mexico. Photographic plates of important artefacts are also included in the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spanish influence in Mexico and Mexican history.

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ISBN13:9781107502055
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:214

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1. Introduction; 2. Travelling to Mexico; 3. Arrival; 4. Trees, bookshops and colonial architecture; 5. Pyramids; 6. Toltec legends; 7. Christmas in Mexico; 8. Excursion with Emma; 9. Second arrival; 10. Reflections in Mérida; 11. Maya; 12. Ophelia, Donna Anna, Elvira and the Pedregal; 13. Lecture tour without lectures; 14. Alphabets for Indians; 15. Mexican Spanish; 16. The new pilgrim fathers; 17. Mixed memories; Index.
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