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Nuns Navigating the Spanish Empire Sarah E. Owens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owens, Sarah E., 1969- author.
- Series:
- Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Diálogos series.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travel.
- Missions.
- Missions--Philippines--History.
- Spain.
- Philippines.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--History--Travel.
- Philippines--History--Travel.
- Spain--History--Travel.
- Mexico--Religious life and customs--History--17th century.
- Philippines--Religious life and customs--History--17th century.
- Spain--Religious life and customs--History--17th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--History--Spain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps, figures.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017
- Summary:
- Nuns Navigating the Spanish Empire tells the remarkable story of a group of nuns who traveled halfway around the globe in the seventeenth century to establish the first female Franciscan convent in the Far East.
- Contents:
- Toledo to Cádiz
- Cádiz to Mexico
- The Manila Galleon
- The convent in Manila
- Literacy and inspirational role models.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826358950
- 0826358950
- OCLC:
- 1004969622
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