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Peter Gerhard

Peter Gerhard was a historical geographer whose work focused on colonial Mexico or New Spain. He pursued graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, and was influenced by Carl O. Sauer and Herbert Bolton.

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Peter Gerhard (1920 – 15 February 2006, Fayence, France) was a historical geographer whose work focused on colonial Mexico or New Spain. He pursued graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, and was influenced by Carl O. Sauer and Herbert Bolton.1

Publications

Books

Articles

  • Gerhard, Peter (1959). "El avance español en México y Centroamérica". Historia Mexicana. 9 (1): 143–152. JSTOR 25134993.
  • Gerhard, Peter (1968). "Descripciones geográficas (pistas para investigadores)". Historia Mexicana. 17 (4): 618–627. JSTOR 25134714.
  • Gerhard, Peter (1977). "Congregaciones de indios en la nueva España antes de 1570". Historia Mexicana. 26 (3): 347–395. JSTOR 25135561.
  • Gerhard, Peter (1981). "Un censo de la diócesis de Puebla en 1681". Historia Mexicana. 30 (4): 530–560. JSTOR 25135756.
  • Gerhard, Peter (1 January 1953). "Gabriel González, Last Dominican in Baja California". Pacific Historical Review. 22 (2): 123–127. doi:10.2307/4492027. JSTOR 4492027.
  • Gerhard, Peter (1954). "Misiones de Baja California". Historia Mexicana. 3 (4): 600–605. JSTOR 25134350.
  • Gerhard, Peter; Mathes, W. Michael (July 1995). "Peregrinations of the Baja California Mission Registers". The Americas. 52 (1): 71–80. doi:10.2307/1008085. JSTOR 1008085.
References

References

  1. Mathes, W. Michael (July 2006). "Peter Gerhard (1920–2006)". The Americas. 63 (1): 137–138. doi:10.1017/S0003161500062556. S2CID 231658342. Project MUSE 201781 ProQuest 2426912336.