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A Most Splendid Company

The Coronado Expedition in Global Perspective

By: Richard Flint,Shirley Cushing Flint

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A Most Splendid Company

The Coronado Expedition in Global Perspective

By: Richard Flint,Shirley Cushing Flint

Winner of the 2020 Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico This magisterial volume unveils Richard and Shirley Flint's deep research into the Latin American and Spanish archives in an effort to track down the history of the participants who came north with the Coronado Expedition in 1540. Through their investigation into thousands of baptismal records, proofs of service, letters, journals, and other primary materials, they provide social and cultural documentation on the backgrounds of hundreds of the individuals who embarked on the Coronado expedition. The resulting data reveal patterns that shed decisive new light on the core reasons behind the Coronado expedition to Tierra Nueva, revealing, most importantly, that the expedition to Tierra Nueva was part of a complex plan to finally complete the Columbian project--that is, to locate a direct, westward route from Spain to the Asian sources of silks, porcelains, spices, and dyes. Along the way the Flints show us, in far greater detail than ever before, the individuals who made up the expedition--members of the upper echelons of Spanish society to thousands of Nahuatl-speaking Natives of Nueva España and largely anonymous slaves, servants, and women who made the enterprise possible and kept it running, with a course set for Asia by land.

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University of New Mexico Press

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082636022X

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9780826360229

No Mere Shadows

Faces of Widowhood in Early Colonial Mexico

By: Shirley Cushing Flint

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Faces of Widowhood in Early Colonial Mexico

By: Shirley Cushing Flint

Shirley Flint explores the stories of three widows in Mexico City, giving us a glimpse at the structure of everyday life in colonial Mexico, especially the ways that women conducted business, practiced religion, and manipulated politics. Each of these widows' stories illustrates an often overlooked aspect of Spanish life in the New World"--Provided by publisher.

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UNM Press

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0826353118

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9780826353115

Hms Centurion 1733–1769 an Historic Biographical-Travelogue of One of Britain's Most Famous Warships and the Capture of the Nuestra Senora De Covadonga Treasure Galleon.

By: Shirley Fish

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Hms Centurion 1733–1769 an Historic Biographical-Travelogue of One of Britain's Most Famous Warships and the Capture of the Nuestra Senora De Covadonga Treasure Galleon.

By: Shirley Fish

When the Centurion and a squadron of six vessels and 1,959 men and boys set out from England in 1740, on a round-the-world expedition, they were unaware of the terrifying events that awaited them in the days ahead. The squadron, under the command of Commodore George Anson, had departed from England with every hope of a successful mission to harass and take prizes in the Spanish possessions of the Americas and in Asia. The journey proved more challenging than anticipated, and at times, it seemed nightmarish and beyond anything experienced by the crew. The ship survived two huge waves and a lightning strike. Then, there was the great loss of life amongst the crew who perished due to the devastating symptoms of scurvy. Despite these setbacks, there were moments of pure joy, especially when the Centurion captured the fabulously wealthy Manila-Acapulco Galleon in the Philippines, the Nuestra Senora de Covadonga. Throughout the Centurion's career as a royal naval warship in the eighteenth century, she played a role in the capture of Quebec during the French and Indian War and the invasion of Havana in the Seven Years War. She was also instrumental when dealing with the Barbary Corsairs of Algeria and Morocco. Amongst the famous men who sailed on this vessel were John Harrison, the inventor of the first maritime sea clock, and Joshua Reynolds, the celebrated portrait painter. The details of the journeys to the Americas, Asia, and Europe are described in this biographical-travelogue of the Centurion.

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1504944917

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The Manila-Acapulco Galleons : the Treasure Ships of the Pacific

With an Annotated List of the Transpacific Galleons 1565-1815

By: Shirley Fish

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The Manila-Acapulco Galleons : the Treasure Ships of the Pacific

With an Annotated List of the Transpacific Galleons 1565-1815

By: Shirley Fish

During the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, the transpacific treasure galleons sailed annually from Manila to Acapulco. In Manila, the vessel was loaded with the scented spices of the East, luxurious silks from China, exquisite hand crafted lacquerware from Japan and a multitude of Oriental goods that the Spaniards of New Spain longed to own. The returning galleon from Acapulco to Manila, carried as much as 2.5 million silver pesos in payment of the goods sent to the New Spain in the previous year, as well as a yearly silver subsidy of 250,000 reales for the maintenance of the colonial government in the Philippines. But while the galleons mainly sailed alone and unaccompanied from Manila to Acapulco and vice versa, they were vulnerable to a host of calamities and misfortunes. A fire on board the vessel or a terrifying storm could end the voyage and the lives of every one on the ship even before the galleon was able to reach land. Additionally, the commanders of the galleons were always threatened by lurking pirates and privateers who preyed on the vessels and coveted the treasures they carried. The book describes in detail how the galleons were attacked at sea and how they fought against enemy vessels, as well as how many of the ships sank or were shipwrecked over the years. It also covers their management, construction, manning, weaponry, navigation, daily life on the ship, provisions, cargoes and voyages. The book contains an annotated list of the galleons sailing between the Philippines and Mexico from 1565 to 1815. This informative book is the first of its kind to cover such an expansive history of the Pacific galleons which up to this point had remained largely untold.

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145677543X

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All-Star 1

By: Linda Lee,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco,Kristin Sherman

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All-Star 1

By: Linda Lee,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco,Kristin Sherman

All-Star is a four-level, standards-based series for adult English learners featuring a picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building. Big picture scenes in each unit provide springboards to a wealth of activities that develop all the language skills. An accessible, step-by-step sequence of lessons in each unit systemically builds language and math skills around life-skill topics. The series presents a family, work, or community application in each unit, and provides two alternate lesson applications in each of the All Star Workbooks.

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McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT

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0072846666

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9780072846669

Painting

By: Shirley Glubok

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Painting

By: Shirley Glubok

A collection of biographical sketches of European and American painters from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries.

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Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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0684190524

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All-Star 3 Los Angeles

By: Linda Lee,Bernard Jean,Stephen Sloan,Kristin Sherman,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

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All-Star 3 Los Angeles

By: Linda Lee,Bernard Jean,Stephen Sloan,Kristin Sherman,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

All-Star" is a four-level, "standards-based" series for adult English learners featuring a picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building. "Big picture" scenes in each unit provide springboards to a wealth of activities that develop all the language skills. An accessible, step-by-step sequence of lessons in each unit systemically builds language and math skills around life-skill topics. The series presents a family, work, or community application in each unit, and provides two alternate lesson applications in each of the "All Star" Workbooks. This Los Angeles workbook is designed to accompany the intermediate level student book.

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007335564X

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All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - Los Angeles Workbook

By: Linda Lee,Kristin Sherman,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

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All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - Los Angeles Workbook

By: Linda Lee,Kristin Sherman,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

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0073384615

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All-Star 4 Los Angeles Workbook

By: Linda Lee,Kristin Sherman,Mari Vargo,Laura Chardiet,Sloan Stephen,Jill Gluck,Tanaka Grace,Velasco Shirley

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All-Star 4 Los Angeles Workbook

By: Linda Lee,Kristin Sherman,Mari Vargo,Laura Chardiet,Sloan Stephen,Jill Gluck,Tanaka Grace,Velasco Shirley

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0073355658

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All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - USA Post-Test Study Guide

By: Linda Lee,Jean Bernard,Kristin Sherman,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

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All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - USA Post-Test Study Guide

By: Linda Lee,Jean Bernard,Kristin Sherman,Stephen Sloan,Grace Tanaka,Shirley Velasco

All-Star is a four-level, standards-based series for adult English learners featuring a picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building. Big picture scenes in each unit provide springboards to a wealth of activities that develop all the language skills.. .An accessible, step-by-step sequence of lessons in each unit systemically builds language and math skills around life-skill topics. The series presents a family, work, or community application in each unit, and provides two alternate lesson applications in each of the All Star Workbooks.. .This USA post-test study guide is designed to accompany the beginning level student book.

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0073138142

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A Most Splendid Company

A Most Splendid Company

No Mere Shadows

No Mere Shadows

Hms Centurion 1733–1769 an Historic Biographical-Travelogue of One of Britain's Most Famous Warships and the Capture of the Nuestra Senora De Covadonga Treasure Galleon.

Hms Centurion 1733–1769 an Historic Biographical-Travelogue of One of Britain's Most Famous Warships and the Capture of the Nuestra Senora De Covadonga Treasure Galleon.

The Manila-Acapulco Galleons : the Treasure Ships of the Pacific

The Manila-Acapulco Galleons : the Treasure Ships of the Pacific

All-Star 1

All-Star 1

Painting

Painting

All-Star 3 Los Angeles

All-Star 3 Los Angeles

All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - Los Angeles Workbook

All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - Los Angeles Workbook

All-Star 4 Los Angeles Workbook

All-Star 4 Los Angeles Workbook

All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - USA Post-Test Study Guide

All-Star - Book 1 (Beginning) - USA Post-Test Study Guide

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