Quito 1599: City and Colony in Transition

by Kris Lane

Book Overview

Quito has always been one of the most enigmatic of colonial Spanish American cities. The history of its enormous hinterland, only a fraction of which forms the modern Republic of Ecuador, is even less known. This engaging book takes the watershed year 1599 as a starting point for a provocative reinterpretation of the history of Quito, city and colony. The result is a lively narrative that is also an original inquiry into the driving forces behind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082632357X
• ISBN13: 9780826323576
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"