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Reviewed on February 9, 2024 | Social Sciences
Fernández-Armesto (history, Univ. of Notre Dame; Straits) and Spanish National Research Council research scientist Lucena Giraldo (adjunct, IE Univ. and ESCP Business Sch. Europe; Firsting in the Early Modern Atlantic World) argue that the far-flung colonial empire created by the Spanish was achieved due to the efforts of engineers. In the Americas, distant colonies were stabilized through key ele...Log In or Sign Up to Read More