Chapter 1 The Life and Works of Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor

This is the first monographic study of the Semanario Erudito, one of the most important learned periodicals of late eighteenth-century Spain. Its editor, Antonio Valladares de Sotomayor (1737–1820), sought to recover the history of Spain and, through his periodical, instruct his readers. The book be...

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Main Author: Sutherland-Meier, Madeline
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