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Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta

By:

Minta, Stephen

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : H. Holt , 1994.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780805031034

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DDC classification:

LAS 980.01 MIN

LOC classification:

E125.A35 M55 1994

Summary: Minta traveled through Peru, down the Amazon, and on to Venezuela in 1987, retracing Lope de Aguirre's journey in the 1500s. Aguirre was a poor Basque in his forties who joined a large expedition in the 16th century in Peru, searching for El Dorado. He mutinied and went on a killing spree while guiding the remaining members down the Amazon, eventually winding up in Venezuela. Minta's trip is a modern travelog, utilizing the chronicles of Aguirre's disastrous expedition. The author makes both Aguirre's expedition and his own memorable

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Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 980.01 MIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		038274

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.

Minta traveled through Peru, down the Amazon, and on to Venezuela in 1987, retracing Lope de Aguirre's journey in the 1500s. Aguirre was a poor Basque in his forties who joined a large expedition in the 16th century in Peru, searching for El Dorado. He mutinied and went on a killing spree while guiding the remaining members down the Amazon, eventually winding up in Venezuela. Minta's trip is a modern travelog, utilizing the chronicles of Aguirre's disastrous expedition. The author makes both Aguirre's expedition and his own memorable

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