The ''Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar'' is a geographic handbook of Spain. Originally published in 16 volumes between 1845 and 1850, it was edited and directed by

Pascual Madoz Pascual Madoz Ibáñez (May 17, 1806 – December 13, 1870), Spanish politician, statistician, was born at Pamplona. Biography In early life Madoz was settled in Barcelona, as a writer and journalist. He envisioned the construction of the ...

. A widely known work in Spain (often simply known as "''el Madoz''"), used as

reference work A reference work is a work, such as a paper, book or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Such works are usually ''referred'' to f ...

, it stands out in terms of the sheer amount of information, its systematization as well as for covering the whole

geography of Spain Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula. It also includes a small exclave inside France called Llívia, as well as the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Isla ...

Index

The 16 volumes (including the alphabetical range of entries they cover) are listed as follows: * Volume I: Aba – Alicante * Volume II: Alicanti – Arzuela * Volume III: Arra – Barcelona * Volume IV: Barcella – Buzoca * Volume V: Caabeiro – Carrusco * Volume VI: Ca Sebastiá – Córdoba * Volume VII: Cordobelas – Ezterripa * Volume VIII: Faba – Guadalajara * Volume IX: Guadalaviar – Juzvado * Volume X: La Alcoba – Madrid * Volume XI: Madrid de Caderechas – Muztiliano * Volume XII: Nabaja – Pezuela de las Torres * Volume XIII: Phornacis – Sazuns * Volume XIV: Scalae Anibalis – Toledo * Volume XV: Toledo – Vettonia * Volume XVI: Via – Zuzones

References

External links

''Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar''
at the Biblioteca Virtual de Andalucía.
''Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar''
at the Biblioteca Digital de Castilla y León
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Area studies encyclopedias Geography of Spain Spanish non-fiction books 1845 books {{Geo-book-stub