Historia de la Conquista Y Población de la Provincia de Venezuela, Ilustr. Con Notas Y Documentos Por C. Fernández Duro...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Este libro viene a cubrir un vacio en la historia del cautiverio en la America hispanica. Para recuperar las voces de aquellos cautivos (blancos, mestizos, mulatos, criollos y otros) capturados por indios en algun lugar del vasto continente y que convivieron durante ciertos periodos con sus captrores, Fernando Opere, director del Programa de Estudios Latinoamericano de la Universidad de Virginia, ha trabajado un amplio y rico material que incluye relatos de los mismos cautivos; sus historias presentes en los textos de cronicas, y otros documentos, para terminar con un brillante ensayo sobre...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

La literatura y el cine nos presentan al bandolero como un héroe gallardo, generoso, un buen ladrón que roba a los ricos para dárselo a los pobres. Un revolucionario de patilla espesa, calzón ajustado, trabuco al hombro y puñal oculto. Azote de Sierra Morena y Ronda, cabalga valiente a lomos de un caballo con albarda. Pero la historia nos cuenta otra versión: que el bandolero, sanguinario o no, generoso o no, tenía más de oportunista que de reformador, por muy azarosa que su vida pudiera ser. Para muchos no es más que un salteador de caminos, un ladrón que no persigue la justicia,...