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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2017]
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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.