Iris H W Engstrand
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 836765 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Iris H W Engstrand |
| NOMBRES | Iris H W |
| APELLIDO | Engstrand |
| FIRMA | ENGSTRAND I H W |
| AFILIACIONES | University of San Diego |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1982 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Myron Echenberg. Humboldt’s Mexico
Humboldt’s Mexico: In the Footsteps of the Illustrious German Scientific Traveller is a valuable contribution for all who wish to know more about Alexander von Humboldt’s residency in Mexico. Also included is an overview of Humboldt’s family life and close friendships. Each generation anew should be reminded of this important German traveler’s influence on the fields of biology, botany, geology, and mineralogy during the closing years of the eigh…
A Land So Strange
Journal Article A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca Get access A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca. By Reséndez Andrés. (New York: Basic Books, 2007. xiv + 314 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $26.95.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Page…
Perception and Perfection
European and American artists and illustrators of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries painted or sketched the Pacific coastal region from Mexico to Alaska. They recorded contemporary scenes and native inhabitants and reproduced pictorially the fauna and flora discovered during scientific exploration. These illustrations offer significant insights into an important historical period
In Virtual Search of the Spanish Borderlands
Additional informationNotes on contributorsIris H. W. EngstrandIris H. W. Engstrand is a professor of history at the University of San Diego
History of Scientific Exploration in the Sea of Cortés
The Sea of Cortés (el Mar de Cortés), also known as the Gulf of California, is the body of water that separates the California peninsula from the mainland of Mexico. It extends in a northwest-southeast axis for 1070 km, varying in width from 100 to 200 km. The gulf was formerly much longer, but sediments carried by the Colorado River created a delta and dammed off its upper end, forming what is now the Imperial Valley. The western side of the gul…
Spanish Naturalists in Cuba and the West Indies
Spanish Naturalists in Cuba and the West Indies
How Cruel Were the Spaniards
How Cruel Were the Spaniards? Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand, professor and chair of history at the University of San Diego, is the author of numerous books and articles on Spain's role in the New World, including San Diego: California's Cornerstone (1980); Spanish Scientists in the New World (1981); and Quest for Empire: Spanish Settlement in the Southwest (1996). Search for other works by this author o…
The United States and Mexico at War
Antigua California
Journal Article Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768 Get access Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768. By Crosby Harry W.. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. xvii + 556 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, glossary, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $37.50.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by t…
Indians and Intruders in Central California, 1769-1849
By Force of Arms
Journal Article By Force of Arms: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1691–93 Get access By Force of Arms: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1691–93. Edited by Kessell John L. Hendricks Rick. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. xvi + 668 pp. Illustrations, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. $32.50.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this…
Mexico's Pioneer Naturalist and the Spanish Enlightenment
(1990). Mexico's Pioneer Naturalist and the Spanish Enlightenment. The Historian: Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 17-32
The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain
Journal Article The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain: A Documentary History. Vol. I: 1570–1700. Comp. and ed. by Thomas H. Naylor and Charles W. Polzer. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1986. x + 756 pp. $50.00.) Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, Decembe…
Water in the Hispanic Southwest
Journal Article Water in the Hispanic Southwest: A Social and Legal History, 1550–1850. By Michael C. Meyer. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1984. xiii + 189 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $26.00.) Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 3, December 1985, Pages …
The Enlightenment in Spain
The Enlightenment in Spain defies definition. In certain respects it was a viable force opening up new vistas of knowledge and understanding, while in others it was a mild breeze rustling some leaves of insight into the possibility of human equality. For certain of Spain's royal officials, the ideas of the eighteenth century philosophes were refreshing and undeniably sound; for others even the gathering of knowledge in the new encyclopedias was a…
Spanish Scientists in the New World
Spanish Scientists in the New World
Journal Article Spanish Scientists in the New World: The Eighteenth-Century Expeditions Get access Spanish Scientists in the New World: The Eighteenth-Century Expeditions. By Engstrand Iris H. W.. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1981. xiv + 220 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $25.00.) Christon I. Archer Christon I. Archer University of Calgary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
The Enlightenment in Spain
The Enlightenment in Spain defies definition. In certain respects it was a viable force opening up new vistas of knowledge and understanding, while in others it was a mild breeze rustling some leaves of insight into the possibility of human equality. For certain of Spain's royal officials, the ideas of the eighteenth century philosophes were refreshing and undeniably sound; for others even the gathering of knowledge in the new encyclopedias was a…
Spanish Naturalists in Cuba and the West Indies
Water in the Hispanic Southwest
Journal Article Water in the Hispanic Southwest: A Social and Legal History, 1550–1850. By Michael C. Meyer. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1984. xiii + 189 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $26.00.) Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 3, December 1985, Pages …
Spanish Scientists in the New World
Spanish Scientists in the New World
Journal Article Spanish Scientists in the New World: The Eighteenth-Century Expeditions Get access Spanish Scientists in the New World: The Eighteenth-Century Expeditions. By Engstrand Iris H. W.. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1981. xiv + 220 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $25.00.) Christon I. Archer Christon I. Archer University of Calgary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
Water in the Hispanic Southwest
Journal Article Water in the Hispanic Southwest: A Social and Legal History, 1550–1850. By Michael C. Meyer. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1984. xiii + 189 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $26.00.) Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 3, December 1985, Pages …
The Enlightenment in Spain
The Enlightenment in Spain defies definition. In certain respects it was a viable force opening up new vistas of knowledge and understanding, while in others it was a mild breeze rustling some leaves of insight into the possibility of human equality. For certain of Spain's royal officials, the ideas of the eighteenth century philosophes were refreshing and undeniably sound; for others even the gathering of knowledge in the new encyclopedias was a…
The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain
Journal Article The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain: A Documentary History. Vol. I: 1570–1700. Comp. and ed. by Thomas H. Naylor and Charles W. Polzer. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1986. x + 756 pp. $50.00.) Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, Decembe…
Mexico's Pioneer Naturalist and the Spanish Enlightenment
(1990). Mexico's Pioneer Naturalist and the Spanish Enlightenment. The Historian: Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 17-32
By Force of Arms
Journal Article By Force of Arms: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1691–93 Get access By Force of Arms: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1691–93. Edited by Kessell John L. Hendricks Rick. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. xvi + 668 pp. Illustrations, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. $32.50.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this…
Indians and Intruders in Central California, 1769-1849
Antigua California
Journal Article Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768 Get access Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768. By Crosby Harry W.. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. xvii + 556 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, glossary, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. $37.50.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by t…
The United States and Mexico at War
How Cruel Were the Spaniards
How Cruel Were the Spaniards? Get access Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand, professor and chair of history at the University of San Diego, is the author of numerous books and articles on Spain's role in the New World, including San Diego: California's Cornerstone (1980); Spanish Scientists in the New World (1981); and Quest for Empire: Spanish Settlement in the Southwest (1996). Search for other works by this author o…
Spanish Naturalists in Cuba and the West Indies
Spanish Naturalists in Cuba and the West Indies
History of Scientific Exploration in the Sea of Cortés
The Sea of Cortés (el Mar de Cortés), also known as the Gulf of California, is the body of water that separates the California peninsula from the mainland of Mexico. It extends in a northwest-southeast axis for 1070 km, varying in width from 100 to 200 km. The gulf was formerly much longer, but sediments carried by the Colorado River created a delta and dammed off its upper end, forming what is now the Imperial Valley. The western side of the gul…
In Virtual Search of the Spanish Borderlands
Additional informationNotes on contributorsIris H. W. EngstrandIris H. W. Engstrand is a professor of history at the University of San Diego
Perception and Perfection
European and American artists and illustrators of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries painted or sketched the Pacific coastal region from Mexico to Alaska. They recorded contemporary scenes and native inhabitants and reproduced pictorially the fauna and flora discovered during scientific exploration. These illustrations offer significant insights into an important historical period
A Land So Strange
Journal Article A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca Get access A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca. By Reséndez Andrés. (New York: Basic Books, 2007. xiv + 314 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $26.95.) Iris H. W. Engstrand Iris H. W. Engstrand University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Page…
Myron Echenberg. Humboldt’s Mexico
Humboldt’s Mexico: In the Footsteps of the Illustrious German Scientific Traveller is a valuable contribution for all who wish to know more about Alexander von Humboldt’s residency in Mexico. Also included is an overview of Humboldt’s family life and close friendships. Each generation anew should be reminded of this important German traveler’s influence on the fields of biology, botany, geology, and mineralogy during the closing years of the eigh…
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