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In 1590, half a century after the founding of Lima, the monumental work of Father José de Acosta was published in Seville: Historia natural y moral de las Indias. This publication was not exempt from controversy from the accusation of plagiarism to Father Juan de Tovar, author of the First...
This pioneering book written by our colleague Gisela von Wobeser studies the transformation of the Mexican landscape with the introduction of European agriculture. To do this, she explains the control of two fundamental components: land and water. As usual, von Wobeser works with a large and well-chosen selection of archival...