02033cam a2200277 i 4500 29117 29117 BJBSDDR 20230410103943.0 ta 120409b2002 pr a g 001 0 spa d spa BJBSDDR spa 117 F 1958 A122h 2002 972.95 Abbad y Lasierra, Iñigo 1745-1813. Historia geográfica, civil y natural de la isla de San Juan Bautista de Puerto-Rico / fray Iñigo Abbad y Lasierra. Nueva ed. : anotada en la parte histórica y continuada en la estadística y económica por José Julián de Acosta y Calbo. [San Juan, P. R.] : Doce Calles [2002]. 622 p. : ill. Iñigo Abbad y Lasierra (1745-1813) was a Spanish-born Catholic priest who became secretary to the bishop of Puerto Rico in 1773 and remained on the island for ten years. Abbad's Historia, originally published in Spain, is considered the first modern historical work on Puerto Rico. It begins with the Spanish discovery and conquest of the island and ends in the late eighteenth century. Chapters twenty through forty are devoted to the study of the island's climate, economy, population, geography and natural history. Acosta's edition is an annotated and enlarged version of Abbad's work, published eighty years after the original. Acosta brought the Historia up-to-date (1866) and incorporated much new information that had not been available to Abbad. Acosta added his corrections and additions to the end of each chapter. As Acosta approached his own time, he incorporated much new historical information. He also used his annotations as a vehicle to advocate the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico and encourage Spain to reduce Puerto Rican trade barriers. Puerto Rico 5919 Historia Hasta 1898. Puerto Rico 21728 Descripciones y viajes Acosta y Calbo, Julián 21729 García, Gervacio L. 21730 lcc BK PP 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 117 F 1958 A122h 2002 00000100433 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK