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Rivers of gold : the rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan

Author: Hugh Thomas
Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : English : Random House Trade pbk. edView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: History
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Hugh Thomas
ISBN: 0812970551 9780812970555
OCLC Number: 1151802438
Notes: "New York times notable book"--Cover.
Description: xxi, 696 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Spain at the crossroads --
Columbus --
Bobadilla and Ovando --
Diego Colon --
Balboa and Pedrarias --
Cisneros --
Charles, king and emperor --
New Spain --
Magellan and Elcano --
The new empire
Responsibility: Hugh Thomas.

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