Bankruptcy of Empire : Mexican Silver and the Wars Between Spain, Britain and France, 1760-1810 (Cambridge Latin American Studies Series)

xiv, 318pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. In as new condition throughout. 8vo. Emphasizes that the Spanish empire remained the third most important European state in terms of fiscal income and naval power, and first in size of territorial empire, particularly because of its colonies in Spanish America.