About this title: The Basques, one of Spain's most distinct ethnic minorities, played a remarkably influential role in the creation and maintenance of Spain's vast colonial empire, including the Philippines. Basques were members of the Magellan expedition that discovered the Philippines in 1521, and a Basque-led expedition subsequently laid the foundation for Spain's conquest and pacitication of the archipelago. Despite the small population of their native provinces, the Basques' unique skills as shipbuilders, navigators, businessmen, and scribes; their evangelical zeal; and their ethnic cohesion and work ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: UNIV OF NEVADA PR
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780874175905ISBN:0874175909
Description: New. The Basques, one of Spain's most distinct ethnic minorities, played a remarkably influential role in the creation and maintenance of Spain's vast colonial empire, including the Philippines. Basques were members of the Magellan expedition that discove... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN-13:9780874175905ISBN:0874175909
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