Possible Paradises: Basque Emigration to Latin America

by José Manuel Azcona Pastor and William A. Douglass

From Columbus's first voyage to "the Indies" in 1492, Basques participated in Spain's American enterprise. Supported by centuries of experience as mariners, shipbuilders, traders, miners, and ironworkers; encouraged toward emigration by restrictive inheritance laws and a land-poor territory; and conditioned by a culture that prized hard work and social solidarity, the Basques were poised to play a significant role in the exploration and development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874174449
• ISBN13: 9780874174441
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"