A Cultural History of Spanish America, from Conquest to Independence.

Contents *THE INDIAN LEGACY *THE FIRST IMPACT *THE SPANISH CONQUEST *FROM EUROPEAN TO A MIXED CULTURE *THE COMING OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY *THE BAROQUE OF THE INDIES *BAROQUE LEARNING ISSUES AND BOOKS *EIGHTEENTH CENTURY JESUITIC HUMANISM *EVE OF THE REVOLUTION *SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY *INDEX