Mexico - A New Spain With Old Friends

Klappentext Originally published in 1940, this book contains a lively account of a journey through Mexico by John Brande Trend. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1940, this book contains a lively account of a journey through Mexico by John Brande Trend. He vividly describes important ancient sites such as Cichén Itzá as well as Spanish traditions that he observed while in Mexico. Photographic plates of important artefacts are also included in the text. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Travelling to Mexico; 3. Arrival; 4. Trees, bookshops and colonial architecture; 5. Pyramids; 6. Toltec legends; 7. Christmas in Mexico; 8. Excursion with Emma; 9. Second arrival; 10. Reflections in Mérida; 11. Maya; 12. Ophelia, Donna Anna, Elvira and the Pedregal; 13. Lecture tour without lectures; 14. Alphabets for Indians; 15. Mexican Spanish; 16. The new pilgrim fathers; 17. Mixed memories; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Brande Trend, Trend John Brande
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781107502055
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50205-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Mexico, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, History of the Americas