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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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 980.01 MIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		038274

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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