Project Gutenberg 2012-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 215 Chapman, Charles E. (Charles Edward) 1880 1941 Chapman, Al Altamira, Rafael 1866 1951 Crevea, Rafael Altamira y 18020342 A History of Spain founded on the Historia de España y de la civilización española of Rafael Altamira Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A History of Spain" by Charles E. Chapman is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. The work aims to provide an in-depth overview of Spanish history with a particular focus on its civilization and cultural evolution, especially concerning its transfer to the Americas. It looks at the growth of institutions and societal structures from the beginning of recorded history in Spain, positioning these developments within a broader historical and cultural context." "The opening of the book outlines Chapman's intention to present a concise narrative that reflects the evolution of Spanish civilization from various perspectives, acknowledging both historical continuity and change. The preface discusses the significance of understanding Spanish history in relation to American cultures, which have been influenced by Spanish institutions and civilization. It introduces the book as a selection rather than a summary, indicating that it distills rich historical material into an accessible format designed for both general readers and academic settings. Moreover, it emphasizes the geographic and cultural uniqueness of Spain, setting the stage for a discussion of its early peoples and the historic ramifications of its geographical identity." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40646/40646-h/images/cover.jpg en Spain -- History Spain -- Civilization DP Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1600503 1600513 2024-09-17T07:28:05.223205 2023-09-17T15:33:38.855282 text/html text/html 1514055 2021-01-25T13:40:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 2352965 2021-01-25T13:40:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2419242 2024-09-17T07:28:29.577519 application/epub+zip 2455513 2024-09-17T07:28:09.748140 application/epub+zip 598878 2024-09-17T07:28:06.992170 application/epub+zip 3012670 2024-09-17T07:28:43.817498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2829145 2024-09-17T07:28:26.540548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 917514 2022-09-18T15:29:37.197381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1304416 2024-09-17T07:28:01.220161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1306306 2012-09-02T10:02:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 466659 2012-09-02T10:03:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1303183 2012-09-02T10:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 465532 2012-09-02T10:03:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20748 2024-09-17T07:28:43.997426 application/rdf+xml 13390 2024-09-17T07:28:07.295161 image/jpeg 2988 2024-09-17T07:28:07.145111 image/jpeg 2362053 2024-09-17T07:28:05.372121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog University of California Memoriam