Villa de Branciforte
Innovation and Adaptation on the Frontier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8874573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel J Garr (San Jose State University, corresponding author), Daniel Garr |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-109 |
| Publication date | 1978-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/980927 |
| OpenAlex | W2322297386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Conceived in trepidation, plagued by ineptitude, and ultimately relegated to obscurity, the Villa de Branciforte marked the last Spanish colonial town to be founded in California, or for that matter, in the Americas. A hybrid of civilian and military enterprise, Branciforte was envisioned as California's grandest town only to become instead an early casualty of incompetence and Madrid's depleted exchequer. Yet, despite its misfortunes, the Villa was within a venerable and generally successful tradition of frontier endeavor. In certain instances, the resources of Spain's distinct urban institutions of settlement and pacification—the presidio, pueblo and mission—were joined in varying combinations to meet the demands of extraordinary circumstance. If the Villa de Branciforte failed in its assignment, it was primarily for want of sagacity
Archaeology · Colonialism · Economic history · Economics · Exchequer · Frontier · Management · Political science · Politics · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Archaeology and Natural History · Historical Studies in Latin America · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |