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Page 546
... Spanish colonists carried to the New World the Castilian currency system , which had been regulated as to standard , weight , and size of the coins within a bimetallic pattern by the ordinances of Ferdinand and Isabella issued in Medina ...
... Spanish colonists carried to the New World the Castilian currency system , which had been regulated as to standard , weight , and size of the coins within a bimetallic pattern by the ordinances of Ferdinand and Isabella issued in Medina ...
Page 580
... Spanish culture . Press and broadcasting . Although freedom of the press has generally been established in Colombia , the degree to which the press can exercise its rights has been somewhat dependent upon the government in power ...
... Spanish culture . Press and broadcasting . Although freedom of the press has generally been established in Colombia , the degree to which the press can exercise its rights has been somewhat dependent upon the government in power ...
Page 581
... Spanish king Ferdinand VII led to strife in New Granada and to declarations of independence . In 1810 the subordinated jurisdictions in New Granada threw out their Spanish officials , except in Santa Marta , Ríohacha , modern Panama ...
... Spanish king Ferdinand VII led to strife in New Granada and to declarations of independence . In 1810 the subordinated jurisdictions in New Granada threw out their Spanish officials , except in Santa Marta , Ríohacha , modern Panama ...
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