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"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

El segundo volumen del epistolario de Plutarco Elas Calles completa la publicacin de un amplio repertorio documental -840 papeles, entre cartas, telegramas, memoranda e informes-, procedente del acervo personal del expresidente y resguardado por el Fideicomiso Archivos Plutarco Elas Calles y Fernando Torreblanca

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A three-volume scholarly history of Mexico from European discovery through the U.S.-Mexican war, by scholar-priest of Queretaro and Tamaulipas (1934-2001).