Open AccessBook Review: The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia
Author(s) -
Donna Church
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly/reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.57.1.6462
Subject(s) - empire , fifteenth , encyclopedia , indigenous , history , natural history , kingdom , world history , geography , economic history , ancient history , political science , biology , ecology , law , botany
Although a small, fractured kingdom during the fifteenth century, Spain’s interest in exploration and expanding resources led to a more unified kingdom and later the largest Empire in the world. This early history has shaped the world significantly. The exchange of foods, animals, and natural resources throughout the world, the introduction of diseases to new territories, and the blending of indigenous and European cultures continues to shape our world in unique ways.