Beresford, Gobernador De Buenos Aires

Resumen del Libro

Biography of William Carr Beresford, the British military officer and Governor of Buenos Aires who accompanied Popham in the British invasion of the city. Beresford, who seems to have treated the local population with consideration and respect, is traced from his birth and early career through his governorship and defeat to his later role in the Braganza court of Rio de Janeiro –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.