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Hispanic Studies: Encyclopedias

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    • Dictionaries: Medieval up to 1611
    • Dictionaries: 1611-present
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    • Dictionaries: Spanish in America
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General Encyclopedias

All print volumes.  Click on the link to find out their call number and location.

  • Diccionario biográfico español
    50-volume reference behemoth to historical figures in Spain and the Hispanic world.
  • "La Espasa": Enciclopedia universal ilustr. europeo-americana
    Extremely rich print resource. Consult this Explanation about how to use La Espasa.
  • El pequeño Larousse ilustrado
    Illustrated encyclopedia. The library also has earlier editions.
  • Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar
    Authored by Pascual Madoz and published in 16 volumes from 1845-1850. Online edition, page view and searchable, available through the Hathi Trust.

Where is it?

When you find a book in the catalog with this:

 

That means that the book is located on FFB, behind the public computers.

If it's here:

Then it is in the balcony of the Current Periodicals Room, behind the KAF.


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Regional Encyclopedias: Spain

  • Galicia
  • La enciclopedia temática e ilustrada de Canarias
  • Gran enciclopèdia catalana
  • Gran enciclopedia asturiana
  • Diccionario geográfico de España

Regional Encyclopedias: Latin America

  • Latinoamericana : enciclopedia contemporánea de América Latina y el Caribe
  • Enciclopedia argentina sobre Patagonia, islas del Atlántico Sud y continente antártico
  • Encyclopedia of Cuba : people, history, culture
  • Cuba en la mano; enciclopedia popular ilustrada (1940)
  • Puerto Rico past and present : an encyclopedia
  • Enciclopedia dominicana
  • Enciclopedia de Chile
  • Enciclopedia de México
  • Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México
  • Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú : síntesis del conocimiento integral del Perú, desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad
  • Diccionario enciclopédico del Perú, ilustrado

History

  • Diccionario biográfico español
    50-volume reference behemoth to historical figures in Spain and the Hispanic world.
  • Cambridge History of Latin America
    Online resource. Authoritative multi-volume set covering Latin American history from the colonial period to the present. Includes one volume of bibliographical essays. Print version is available.
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American politics
  • Enciclopedia biográfica e histórica del Perú : siglos XIX-XX
    12-volume set located in Stacks Annex A. Available for borrowing.
  • Historical Dictionary of Chile
  • Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater
  • Latin America and the Caribbean : a critical guide to research sources
  • Latinoamericana : enciclopedia contemporánea de América Latina y el Caribe
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
  • Enciclopedia de historia de España
  • Diccionari d'historiografia catalana
  • Mujeres en la historia de España : enciclopedia biográfica

Literature, Theater and Culture

  • Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
    Online resource. Three-volume set spanning pre-Columbian literature to the present. Brazilian literature is also covered. Print version is available.
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003
    Online resource. Entries for authors, titles, and topics, with recommendations for further reading. Good for searching, less so for browsing.
  • World Literature in Spanish: an encyclopedia
    Online biographical and topical resource.
  • Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States
    Online resource. Over 900 articles on a wide range of topics concerning Latin@s in the United States. Includes bibliographies. Print version is available.
  • Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures
  • Gran enciclopedia cervantina
  • Enciclopedia cervantina
  • Enciclopedia del Quijote
  • Enciclopedia del cine español : cronología
  • Borges, una enciclopedia
  • Enciclopedia Borges
  • Enciclopedia de escritores en lengua castellana
  • Enciclopedia de la novela española
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