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Cuernavaca, often called the “Mexican Paradise” or “Land of Eternal Spring,” has a deep, rich history. Few visitors to this modern resort city near Mexico City would guess from its Spanish architecture and landmarks that it was governed by its Tlalhuican residents until the early nineteenth century. Formerly called Cuauhnahuac, the city was renamed by the Spanish in the sixteenth century when Hernando Cortés built his stone palacio on its main square and thrust Cuernavaca into the colonial age. In Visions of Paradise, Robert Haskett presents a history of Cuernavaca, basing his account on an important body of late-seventeenth-century historical records known as primordial titles, wri...
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"Recommended for academic & large public libraries with an emphasis on current Western Europe."--Choice. "...valuable for large public & academic libraries for having collected in one source information on so many European political figures."--Booklist. With the economic & political significance of the "1992" measures & the anticipated unification of Europe, this timely reference identifies over 6,000 of the key players in the present European political & economic arenas. Coverage spans the twelve members of the European Community (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, & the United Kingdom), the seven members of the European ...