Writing from the Edge of the World: The Memoirs of Darien, 1514-1527

by Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo

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A stirring account of Spain's incursion into the New World Gonzalo Fern?ndez de Oviedo is the 16th-century author of Historia general y natural de las Indias, a general and natural history of the peoples and places he encountered in his travels to Spanish America. Oviedo was educated at the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and held several early appointments to the royal household, first as page to their son, John. In...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0817353399

ISBN13:9780817353391

Release Date:August 2006

Publisher:University Alabama Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

16th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Central America Colombia Ethnic & National Europe Historical Irish Memoirs Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Panama Portugal South America Spain

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