The Spanish Settlements Within the Present Limits of the United States
The Spanish Settlements Within the Present Limits of the United States is a two volume work by Woodbury Lowery chronicling Spanish exploration of the New World. The first volume, published in 1901, summarized the broader New World, and the second volume, published in 1905, is focused on the history of Florida. Lowery died before he could complete a third volume, but the two he published were generally positively received. The two volumes have been republished at least twice.
Background
Woodbury Lowery (February 17, 1853 – April 11, 1906) was an American historian and author. Born in
Publication and content
The Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States was published in 1901.[1] The book summarizes Spanish exploration and colonization of the New World.[4]
Lowery published a second volume, which focused exclusively on the history of Florida from 1562 to 1574, in 1905.[1] Its first book is about French Florida and the second about Spanish Florida, including a lengthy character sketch of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.[5]
Both volumes were republished 1911 by
Reception
A contemporary reviewer of the first volume in The American Historical Review felt that the book would become a standard text on its subject and concluded that it was "readable and reliable".[7] A review of the second volume published in the Southern History Association felt that Lowery had "done his work with thoroughness".[5] A 1912 review of both volumes criticized the first as lacking consideration of economic and political issues in Spanish failure to colonize America. They felt that the second demonstrated "a much firmer grip" over the material.[6]
In 1961 a reviewer in
Legacy
In 1910,[2] in honor of the Lowery, the Duke and Duchess of Arcos gave $20,000 to Harvard University "the income of which is to be used for research in history, preferably American history in the archives of foreign countries and more particularly in Spain."[8] Upon her death, the Duchess left an additional $50,000 to Harvard to be added to the trust fund for the Woodbury Lowery fellowship.[9]
References
- ^ a b c American Anthropologist. American Anthropological Association. 1906. p. 437.
- ^ a b "DUKE'S GIFT TO HARVARD.; Spanish Grandee with American Wife Donates a Fund of $20,000". The New York Times. 2 October 1910. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ JSTOR 30139862.
- ^ JSTOR 2954455.
- ^ a b "The Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States. Florida 1652-1574". The Southern History Association: 427–428. 1905.
- ^ a b "Book Notices". Missouri Historical Review: 156–157. 1912.
- ISSN 1937-5239.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Harvard Bulletin, Incorporated. 1910. p. 21. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (13 March 1934). "ARCOS ART IS LEFT TO NATIONAL GALLERY; Duchess, the Former Virginia Lowery, Bequeathed Collection of Pictures and Fans". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.