Al sur de Granada

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La correspondencia de Benito Arias Montano con el Presidente de Indias Juan de Ovando recoge el intercambio epistolar de un alto cargo de la administración filipina, que aprovecha la estancia de su viejo amigo Arias Montano en Flandes, donde este dirige la edición de la Biblia Políglota de Amberes, para surtirse de toda clase de libros, mapas, instrumentos astronómicos y hasta de unas pocas pinturas a precios más asequibles que en la península. Y nos permite hacer un seguimiento detallado de los pedidos hasta su recepción final en la corte, pasando por el transporte, aduana e...

De una manera breve se plasma en esta obra, la evolución de la lingüística indígena, así como la clasificación y tipificación de las lenguas y su estudio.

This edition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. In this...