Bibliograph

Type

Label

The buried mirror, reflections on Spain and the New World, Carlos Fuentes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-384) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsgenealogical tables

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The buried mirror

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

24502216

Responsibility statement

Carlos Fuentes

Sub title

reflections on Spain and the New World

Summary

A unique history of the social, political, and economic forces that created the remarkable culture that stretches from the mysterious cave drawings at Altamira to the explosive graffiti on the walls of East Los Angeles

Table Of Contents

Sun and shadow -- The conquest of Spain -- The reconquest of Spain -- 1492 : the crucial year -- The rise and fall of the Indian world -- The conquest and reconquest of the New World -- The age of empire -- The century of gold -- The baroque culture of the New World -- The age of Goya -- Toward independence -- Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín -- The time of tyrants -- The culture of independence -- Land and liberty -- Latin America -- Contemporary Spain -- Hispanic U.S.A

Creator