When the Viceroy Came

by Maria Cristina Urrutia, Rebeca Orozco, Claudia Burr

Book Overview

In the late 1600s, the arrival in Mexico of a new viceroy was occasion for speculation, excitement, and celebration -- and considerable apprehension. As the representative of the King of Spain, the viceroy not only had supreme power over the colony, but also set the tone for much of the social life of colonial Mexico. Required reading in Mexican schools, When the Viceroy Came is a charming and vivid tale of the arrival of Viceroy Albuquerque in Mexico...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888993544
• ISBN13: 9780888993540
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher