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"Reprint of Bueno's description of the interior regions of the La Plata Viceroyalty, including Chile, Alto Perú, Tucumán, and Chaco, follows a solid introduction. From Lima, the doctor/scientist gathered information for the Crown. In addition to a brief overview of the geography and climate, Bueno usually gave cursory information on population, government, and Church"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"A portrait of one of the founding members and early influential leaders of the Chilean Socialist Party. In the early 1940s, following an abortive attempt at his party's presidential nomination, Schnake abandoned party politics, serving as Chilean Ambassador to Mexico and France under President Juan Antonio Ríos, and later as Minister of Mining under Gabriel González Videla, before going on to the United Nations and later the Inter-American Development Bank"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Splendid work on the pre-Popular Front era, particularly the activities of Gustavo Ross Santa María and the election of Aguirre Cerda. Ross managed to improve the economy and reduce Chile's foreign debt through a variety of schemes, including fleecing the foreign bond holders. Relying heavily on primary sources, this is required reading for political and diplomatic historians"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Memoria de la dirección general de bibliotecas, archivos y museos", 1929- included in v. 1- , 1930-