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Víctor Gayol
El Colegio de Michoacán (México)
Revista de Humanidades, 22 (2014). p. 243-268. ISSN 1130-5029
El chanciller indiano: notas para su historia durante la
monarquía borbónica, 1706-1819
The Indian chancellor: notes for his story during the Bourbon monarchy, 1706-1819
Víctor Gayol
Centro de Estudios Históricos
El Colegio de Michoacán (México)
[email protected]
Recibido: 29 de enero de 2014
Aceptado: 02 de junio de 2014
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