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Author Wasserman-Soler, Daniel I. (Daniel Isaac), 1984- author.

Title Truth in many tongues : religious conversion and the languages of the early Spanish Empire / Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler.

Publication Info. University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages)
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Contents The Spanish language and the Inquisition, ca. 1550-1600 -- Arabic and Spanish in Granada, ca. 1492-1570 -- Arabic and Romance in Valencia, ca. 1540-1600 -- Native tongues and Spanish in New Spain -- Creating a multilingual New Spain, ca. 1550-1600.
Summary "Examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguistic colonization"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Conversion -- Catholic Church -- History -- 16th century.
Conversion -- Catholic Church.
History.
Chronological Term 16th century
Subject Spain -- Languages -- History -- 16th century.
Spain.
Language and languages.
New Spain -- Languages -- History -- 16th century.
New Spain.
Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598.
Chronological Term 1500-1599
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: 9780271085999 0271085991 (DLC) 2019058401 (OCoLC)1121281623
ISBN 9780271086682 (electronic book)
0271086688 (electronic book)
9780271086668 (electronic book)
0271086661 (electronic book)
9780271085999
0271085991