Madrid, 1939

El propósito del presente trabajo es indagar cómo, a raíz de la conquista musulmana de la monarquía visigoda (711-718), varios grupos aristocráticos de la cornisa Cantábrica, vinculados al mundo indígena pero con fuertes conexiones también con el extinto reino godo, se reorganizaron bajo una idea de autoridad cristiana en Asturias. Al mismo tiempo que el centro y sur de la Península se asimilaban al mundo islámico después de la invasión árabe, este reducto insumiso de elementos hispano-visigodos se consolidaba en la estrecha franja atlántica del Cantábrico. Nos enfocamos en una ...

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When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...