The Spanish Colonial System (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Wilhelm Roscher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331826462 ISBN 13: 9781331826460

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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The sixteenth century saw the accomplishment of two great historical events of world-wide importance: the exploration of the globe, and the reformation of the church. The latter task, belonging particularly to the spiritual realm, devolved chiefly on the Germanic peoples; the former, of a more material nature, on the Romance nations.

Italy's Share in Spain's Achievements - During this entire century Spain was, undoubtedly, the foremost power of Europe; yet in all of her splendid achievements she had to rely upon Italy. For example, in the sphere of religion, the foundation of the Order of Jesuits and the Council of Trent took their origin from Spain and Italy, equally; upon the whole it would be difficult to say whether the restoration of the Catholic Church at that time that violent recoil of the Reformation - is owing more to the Spaniards or to the Italians. How often the Spanish armies, in that age the leading troops of the world, were led by Italian generals! Recall only Spinola and Alexander of Parma, not to mention Pescara. 1 And do not Spanish literature and art, which 4 from the time of Philip II to that of Louis XIV unquestionably led those of all Europe, constitute in many respects a beautiful Silver age of the art and literature of Italyfi Similarly the discovery of the New World was effected not less by Italians (columbus, Amerigo, Cabot) than by Spaniards. The f as a rule, made the beginning on the sea; the latter, the conquest.

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Excerpt from The Spanish Colonial System The secular rivalry and conflict between the colonial Interests of England and Spain which the United States inherited, the many points at which our history touches that of the former Spanish colonies, and the earlier and later absorption of Spanish possessions within our national boundaries make an intelligent appreciation of the work of Spain as a colonizing power an important object in the study of American history. Such a knowledge of the aims and work of Spain is no less necessary an adjunct to the understanding of the political problems of to-day in the West Indies and in the Philippines, The treatments of the subject in our ordinary text-books and in the popular narrative histories are at best inadequate and too often misleading through the prejudices or lack of knowledge of their authors. What is needed is a broad historical and comparative treatment of the subject such as will be found in the chapter here presented in English from Roscher's Kolonien, Kolonialpolitik und Auswanderung (Third Edition, Leipzig, 1885). The great profit I have derived from the study of this admirable work has long made me wish it were available for class use and for collateral reading, and it is in the hope of making a useful addition to the materials for the study of our colonial history or the history of colonization in general that I have undertaken an English edition of this chapter which is complete in itself. The translation is principally the work of Dr. Ernest H. Baldwin, but I have carefully revised it and am alone responsible for it in its present shape. To facilitate the consultation of Roscher's authorities for further reading or investigation short bibliographical notes have been added where they seemed likely to be useful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Book

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• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331826462
• ISBN 13: 9781331826460
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56