Colonial Urbanism in the Age of the Enlightenment: The Spanish Bourbon Reforms in the River Plate

By Claudia Murray

This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires' property market.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785279815
• ISBN13: 9781785279812
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"