Nino Vallen

Being the Heart of the World (eBook, PDF)

The Pacific and the Fashioning of the Self in New Spain, 1513-1641

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009322034
• Artikelnr.: 70909484

Autorenporträt

Nino Vallen is a Research Fellow at the Pacific Regional Office of the German Historical Institute, Washington, University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the role of transpacific interactions in Latin America's social and political history. This is his first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Discoverer: Legal Struggles over the Pacific Northwest
2. The Veteran: Capitalizing on Knowledge of the Routes Between the Indies
3. The Meritorious: Rootedness and Mobility in the Pacific Basin
4. The Creole: Distributing Royal Patronage on the Western Religious Itinerary to Asia
5. The Merchant: Debating Transpacific Trade and the Functioning of the Economy of Favor
Glossary
Sources and bibliography
Index.