Biographical Dictionary of Councilors of the Indies

by Mark A. Burkholder

A valuable new reference work for students of the Spanish Empire, this dictionary presents biographies of the 172 men who served on the Council of the Indies--the supreme judicial tribunal for Spain's colonial empire--from the time of Philip V's reforms in 1717 to the French invasion in 1808. Based on the extensive documentation contained in Spanish archives and on various secondary sources, it offers a wealth of historical detail on a period that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313240248
• ISBN13: 9780313240249
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"