Navigating the Spanish Lake

The Pacific in the Iberian World, 1521-1898
Examines Spains long presence in the Pacific Ocean (1521-1898) in the context of its global empire. Building on a growing body of literature on the Atlantic world and indigenous peoples in the Pacific, this book investigates the historiographical Spanish Lake as an artifact that unites the Pacific Rim and Basin with the Iberian Atlantic.
Navigating the Spanish Lake examines Spains long presence in the Pacific Ocean (15211898) in the context of its global empire. Building on a growing body of literature on the Atlantic world and indigenous peoples in the Pacific, this pioneering book investigates the historiographical “Spanish Lake” as an artifact that unites the Pacific Rim (the Americas and Asia) and Basin (Oceania) with the Iberian Atlantic. Incorporating an impressive array of unpublished archival materials on Spains two most important island possessions (Guam and the Philippines) a