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The commentaries of D. García de Silva y Figueroa on his embassy to ShahʻAbbās I of Persia on behalf of Philip III, King of Spain /

The Commentaries is the first complete English language translation, with complete annotations, of a unique and extraordinary memoir from the pen of the erudite Spanish soldier-diplomat D. García de Silva y Figueroa over the course of his embassy to Persia (1614-1624). The Commentaries transcend th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silva y Figueroa, García de (Autor)
Otros Autores: Turley, Jeffrey Scott (Editor , Traductor), Souza, George Bryan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Español
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Colección:European expansion and indigenous response ; Volume 26.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book I. The voyage to India, April-November 1614
  • Book II. Description of the island and City of Goa
  • Book III. Goa to Hormuz, 21 March-12 October 1617
  • Book IV. Journey to Qazvin and meeting with Shah, 12 October 1617-1618
  • Book V. Report on the regions of the Persian Empire
  • Book VI. Long-delayed meetings with Shah Abbas I in Isfahan and return to Goa, 27 July 1618-15 December 1620
  • Book VII. First attempt to return to Spain and forced return from Mozambique to Goa; account of loss of Qeshm and Hormuz; D. Garcia de Silva y Figueroa's final departure from Goa, 19 December 1620-28 April 1624.