Revolution on the way to Eldorado: Chronicle of a soldier Francisco Vasquez about rebellion Lope de Agirre
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The book of the famous historian and Iberist philologist Andrei Kofman is devoted to the most famous of all expeditions undertaken in search of Eldorado: the one who went from Peru in 1560 downstream of the Amazon. This expedition, represented by her commander of the Don Pedro de Ursua, almost entertaining walk, turned into a bloody nightmare, the main character of which was an unknown elderly soldier Lope de Agirre. As a result of his conspiracy, Pedro de Ursua was killed, and then the events developed so that you were truly sedified, how much this little revolution turned out to be like the upcoming great revolutions - English, French, Russian ... These events are reflected in a number of chronicles created by the participants in the campaign, Of which the most complete and thorough is the relation of a soldier Francisco Vasquez, entitled "Opening of the Amazon River". However, this chronicle alone is not enough to objectively evaluate events.
In this book, the Vasquez chronicle itself is accompanied by fragments of other texts that represent a different point of view on key events. The text of the chronicle is framed by a preface and afterword. From the preface, the reader learns what served as an incentive to the expedition, as well as the ups and downs of fate Lope de Agirre until 1560. The afterword is a psychological characteristic of Lope de Agirre, who embodied the type of personality of the conquistador in an extremal expression.
The book is designed for the widest circle of readers, including high school students
In this book, the Vasquez chronicle itself is accompanied by fragments of other texts that represent a different point of view on key events. The text of the chronicle is framed by a preface and afterword. From the preface, the reader learns what served as an incentive to the expedition, as well as the ups and downs of fate Lope de Agirre until 1560. The afterword is a psychological characteristic of Lope de Agirre, who embodied the type of personality of the conquistador in an extremal expression.
The book is designed for the widest circle of readers, including high school students
Author:
Author:Kofman Andrey Fedorovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-901805-11-4
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