"...an essential book...( Raising an Empire) offer(s) not only enlightening pictures on childhood but also a distinctive international scholarly effort to guide readers toward the understanding of the actual life of children from the time of the colonial administration to the end of the nineteenth century."—The Latin Americanist
"The volume's clarity and accessibility belie its sophistication; students and advanced scholars have much to learn from these well-crafted studies."—Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"The essays collected in this book represent an impressive contribution toward our understanding of children as part of Latin American history."—Journal of Social History
"...the volume's contributors have done a magnificent job at gathering and presenting the newest and most innovative work currently available on children in the early modern Iberian world...a welcome addition to current studies on the social, political, and economic connections across Portugal, Spain, and the Americas."—Itinerario