Contents

The Spanish exploration of North America

The Malaspina expedition

The Myth of the Island of California

Junipero Serra and the California missions

The Public Land Survey grid and the Spanish property system

The Louisiana Purchase and the Adams-Onís Treaty

Spanish cities in the United States

Spanish heritage in St. Augustine, Florida

New Orleans under Spanish rule

The Spanish missions in the United States

The voyages of the Giralda

The R. Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company

Josep Lluís Sert

Spanish engineering in the United States