Apogee of Empire: Spain and the New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759-1789.(Book review) From: Canadian Journal of History | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Bowen, Wayne H. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Canadian Journal of History. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Apogee of Empire: Spain and the New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759-1789, by Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. ix, 464 pp. $52.00 US (cloth).

At the middle of the eighteenth century, three empires--Spain, France and England--contested the territories of the western Atlantic. Although Albion would emerge triumphant by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Spain actively fought to preserve its colonies and influence thr...

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