HISTORY HISTORIA from Alla

NEW ~ Richly-illustrated study documenting the enormous (12 meters long and over three high) alegorical painting "El almacen" by Miguel Jeronimo Zendejas, Puebla, Mexico, 1797. Executed on a set of panels, the painting embodies the Enlightenment and science, in a language of period artistic elements, including "Castas" paintings. 423pp. Illus., many color. Archival references. Bibliography. Index. A high-quality production. En… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Anxious to document and preserve the Nahuatl language of the Costa de Michoacan, INI conceived of a project to work with the Indigenous community of Coire, municipio de Aguila, and decided to focus on Colola, the second-largest population. This book, bilingual in Spanish and Nahuatl, documents the inhabitants' oral history recounting the foundation of the community, as well… Read more about this item

NEW ~ The Indigenous past as incorporated during construction in elements of three churches in the State of Mexico: San Antonio la Isla, San Lucas Tepemaxalco, and Asuncion, in Amecameca. Of interest to scholars of history, anthropology, and architecture. 129pp. Illus. Maps. En espanol / Spanish. Brand new in original plastic wrap. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Seventy-five amazing, beautiful, and haunting black & white photographs by Julio Cordero taken in Bolivia between 1900 and 1961, accompanied by bilingual (Spanish-English) text. Of interest to photographers of course, but also to historians: Elite celebrations, family portraits, and the like, but also "mug shots" taken for the police (thieves, prostitutes, marginalized individuals) and images of the military,… Read more about this item

NEW ~ An historical investigation of ecclesiastical divorce in eighteenth-century Mexico that addresses various aspects of family, marriage, and gender, as well as power and church - state relations during the period. En espanol / Spanish. 300pp. Illus. In the publisher's original plastic wrap. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A catalogue manuscript of plants from Oaxaca, Mexico, produced in the 1780s by the friar Juan Caballero after his time as Provincial de la Orden dominica (Dominican Order). Includes an introductory chapter about the author by Elias Trabulse (El Colegio de Mexico) and his times, a transcription of the original text, and a facsimile reproduction of the botanical… Read more about this item

Important study of Indigenous and mestizo education in Nueva Espana during the colonial era published in the well-known Biblioteca Porrua (78) history series. 425pp. Edition of 1000. En espanol. Dust jacket has suffered shelf wear, front end paper has minor crease. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A history of the Jesuits in nineteenth-century Mexico, with biographical data and portraits. Important research reference. 542pp. Illus. Maps. Edition of 1000. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Five-volume collection of Costa Rican Joaquin Gutierrez' (b. Limon, CR, 1918 - San Jose, 2000) essays, accompanied by a biography, photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Author of Cocori, La hoja de aire, Muramono Federico, and Communist, he arranged Iosif Grigulevich a Costa Rican passport at Teoldoro Castro in Trotskey Plot. Brand new in publishers plastic ~ Hard-to-find 5 volume set.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A collection of eight essays about Felipe Angeles ~ a significant (but little studied prior to this volume) figure in the Mexican Revolution ~ by Friedrich Katz, Adolfo Gilly, Felipe Avila Espinosa, Javier Garciadiego, Pedro Salmeron, Odile Guilpain, Ruben Osorio, and Gen. Luis Garfias. En espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A collection of nearly fifty brief accounts of everyday events and people in Yucatecan history by this regional author who relied on anecdotes and family archives to bring these to light: crimes, affairs, personal conflicts, nuns, foods, etc. A great (and inexpensive) gift idea for your favorite historian! 132pp. En espanol. Light shelf wear, price in pencil on… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Three historical essays about haciendas and land tenure in Yucatan, and one on colonial sources in the archives, including Archivo de Notarios de Yucatan. 166pp. Bibliographic notes. En espanol. Minor shelf wear to cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Two essays about Yucatecan history related to the late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century henequen boom in the region. The first essay looks at land tenure and struggles to retain land rights in one particular community, the second synthesizes the development of the henequen hacienda and social conflict from 1910-1915. 136pp. Illus. Notes. En espanol. Acquired directly from Sr. Maldonado… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Narrative collection of episodes from Yucatecan history including the famous rebellion by Canek, the intolerance of Inquisitors, the brutality of Pedro de Alvarado, and a unique story of a seventeenth-century pirate referenced in the Libro de Chilan Balam de Chumayel. While intended for general readers, each section includes scholarly endnotes. 101pp. En espanol. Edition of 1000. Acquired from… Read more about this item

NEW ~ These twelve scholarly essays offer new interpretations primarily of Nahuatl and Maya codices of Mexico, and the volume also includes chapters on Andean (Thomas Cummins) and Mixteca (Viola Konig) images as well as themes such as cosmography and environment. Originally published in German, this Spanish version is very hard to find. 479pp. Illustrations, charts, bibliographies, and and appendix… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Biographical essays, illustrated with period images, about key individuals in the development of archaeology in Mexico, including Antonio de Leon y Gama, Alejandro de Humboldt, Leopoldo Batres, Manuel Gamio, and Alfonso Caso, as well as a final essay about the 1978 discovery of El Templo Mayor de Tenochititlan. 146pp. Notes. En espanol. Imported from Mexico by Alla. In… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Richly illustrated guide to Argentine knives, intended primarily for collectors of these finely crafted tools, but of interest to historians, artisans, silversmiths, and others. 236pp. Color illustrations. En espanol. Light shelf wear. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Attractive facsimile of this colorful manuscript from 1805 housed in the Archivo General de la Nacion in Mexico. Religious literature from the final years of the Spanish colonial era, including visual poems and colorfully illustrated pages. 301pp. Color. Facsimile with an informative introduction. En espanol. Hard to find. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. In stock. Usually ships… Read more about this item

NEW ~ "Primera parte de los comentarios reales, que tratan del origen de los yncas, leyes, y gobierno en paz y en guerra; de sus vidas y conquistas, y de todo lo que aquel Imperio y su republica, antes que los Espanoles passaran a el" -- facsimile edition by Miguel Angel Rodriguez Rea and Ricardo Silva-Santisteban. 246pp. En espanol. The… Read more about this item

Authoritative work on musical production and performance in colonial Venezuela: Includes numerous essays on musical genres, composers, venues, and musical collections, as well as a lengthy "Catalogo Biografico de musicos de la provincia de Venezuela en los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII." 342pp. Illustrations. En espanol. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. In stock. Usually ships in three days.