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

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

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

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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