Note 12 — Character and Influence of the Friars
Reading edition
Peso fuerte or duro, the “strong” or “hard” dollar; the “piece of eight,” or peso of eight reals. See Vols. III, p. 177, and XII, p. 73.
Reading edition
Peso fuerte or duro, the “strong” or “hard” dollar; the “piece of eight,” or peso of eight reals. See Vols. III, p. 177, and XII, p. 73.