Collection of Unpublished Documents Relating to the Discovery, Conquest and

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2
Word count
738K words
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74

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Foreign Language Books World History Historical ArchivesHistorical ReappraisalConquestExplorationAcademic StudyDocumentary AnthologyAge of DiscoveryEmpireAmericasSpain

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista yAuthor: ,Language: Spanish, Class: DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia, Release Date: Nov 12, 2015

Editor's review

This is a Spanish-language collection of documents relating to the Age of Discovery, conquest, and related historical events. The value of such a publication for researchers lies in access to primary materials rather than popular narrative; readers can engage directly with archival texts for verification, comparison, and source tracing. The content falls under historical document classification and has a high reading threshold, requiring some Spanish proficiency and historical training. It is better used as a research reference to consult as needed rather than a popular book to read cover to cover; general readers interested in colonial history should acquire background knowledge first.

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Reading tips

  1. Consult the table of contents and document numbers first, selecting entries by research topic rather than reading the whole book.
  2. Record sources and dates as you read for later citation and verification.
  3. Use alongside general histories or scholarly introductions to compensate for the collection's lack of coherent narrative.
  4. If Spanish reading is difficult, start with a dictionary for key terms and proceed gradually.

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FAQ

Is this a general history or a document collection? It is a document collection of unpublished materials relating to the Age of Discovery, conquest, and related topics. It is primary material, not a continuous general history written by the editor, and requires background knowledge.
Can I read it without knowing Spanish? The book is in Spanish with no Chinese parallel text. Without Spanish it is very hard to use directly; consider translation tools or related research works available in Chinese.
Is it suitable for reading cover to cover? Not really. Document collections are better consulted by topic or table of contents; reading entry by entry can lose the thread. Researchers can select entries by project, and general readers should read a related general history first.

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