About the Author
Iris Engstrand received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and is professor of history at the University of San Diego. Author of more than 25 articles and 14 books, Engstrand lives in San Diego, California. Donald Cutter, a well-known scholar of Spanish colonial history, holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. He has authored many articles and books and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
