This volume is part of a monumental historical and bibliographical study detailing the introduction and evolution of the printing press throughout the former Spanish colonies of the Americas and Oceania (primarily the Philippines). The work is a cornerstone achievement of the celebrated Chilean historian, diplomat, and bibliographer José Toribio Medina (1852–1930). This specific edition was published posthumously by the José Toribio Medina Historical and Bibliographical Fund, an entity created by the Chilean National Congress in 1952 to ensure the publication and distribution of Medina's extensive research and related works. The book's content provides invaluable primary and secondary source material for the study of intellectual history, culture, and the development of political and religious thought across Spanish America and the Philippines from the 16th to the early 19th centuries, documenting the pioneering printers, press locations, and significant early imprints in cities ranging from Manila and Puebla to Bogotá and Buenos Aires.
Historia de la Imprenta en los antiguos dominios españoles de América y Oceanía. Tomo II