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La Florida del Inca and the struggle for social equality in colonial Spanish America /

Among the early Spanish chroniclers who contributed to popular images of the New World was the Amerindian-Spanish (mestizo) historian and literary writer, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616). He authored several works, of which La Florida del Inca (1605) stands out as the best because of its un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steigman, Jonathan D., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Among the early Spanish chroniclers who contributed to popular images of the New World was the Amerindian-Spanish (mestizo) historian and literary writer, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616). He authored several works, of which La Florida del Inca (1605) stands out as the best because of its unique Amerindian and European perspectives on the De Soto expedition (1539-1543). As the child of an Indian mother and a Spanish father, Garcilaso lived in both worlds--and saw value in each. Hailed throughout Europe for his excellent contemporary Renaissance writing style, his work was characterized.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 125 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index.
ISBN:9780817384326
0817384324