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Book/Printed Material The history of Puerto Rico, from the Spanish discovery to the American occupation,

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Title

  • The history of Puerto Rico, from the Spanish discovery to the American occupation,

Summary

  • Van Middledyk's work was the first major historical study of Puerto Rico in English. Van Middledyk advanced Puerto Rican historiography by building on the works of Brau, Coll y Toste, and Acosta, and by consulting early Spanish chronicles. A librarian at the Free Public Library of San Juan, Van Middledyk possessed knowledge of and access to considerable primary source material. His history is sympathetic to the Indians and highly critical of Spanish colonial administration. Coming in the wake of American military occupation, the book sought to explain and justify control of the island by the United States.

Names

  • Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams), 1832-
  • Brumbaugh, Martin Grove, 1862-1930.

Created / Published

  • New York, D. Appleton and Co., 1903.

Contents

  • pt. 1. Historical. -- pt. 2. The people and their institutions.

Headings

  • -  Puerto Rico--History

Notes

  • -  Bibliography: p. 311-312.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • xvii, 318 p. front., plates. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F1973 .V26

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 03008353

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Van Middeldyk, R. A, and Martin Grove Brumbaugh. The history of Puerto Rico, from the Spanish discovery to the American occupation. New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1903. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/03008353/.

APA citation style:

Van Middeldyk, R. A. & Brumbaugh, M. G. (1903) The history of Puerto Rico, from the Spanish discovery to the American occupation. New York, D. Appleton and Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/03008353/.

MLA citation style:

Van Middeldyk, R. A, and Martin Grove Brumbaugh. The history of Puerto Rico, from the Spanish discovery to the American occupation. New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1903. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/03008353/>.