El final del Tratado de Tordesillas

"Detailed study of the 1776 Cevallos expedition to the Río de la Plata, sent to block Portuguese expansion in the region and wrest control of Colonia da Sacramento. Describes military aspects of the campaign (which included a large naval component and several army regiments); also examines political, administrative, and economic import of this major event"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.