Travels along the Amazon River

This research focuses on travel literature, especially the chroniclers expeditions through the Amazon, among them Friar Gaspar de Carvajal (1541-42) and Father Cristobal de Acuna (1638-39). The aim is to reflect on a specific cultural universe, recovering the representations of the Amazon and El Dor...

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Autor: De Matos, Maria Izilda S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/12463
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/12463
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Travel
Culture
Amazon River
Eldorado
Carvajal
Acuña
Chronicles
Viajes
Cultura
Las Amazonas
El Dorado
Crónicas
Viagem
As Amazonas
Crônicas
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Sumario:This research focuses on travel literature, especially the chroniclers expeditions through the Amazon, among them Friar Gaspar de Carvajal (1541-42) and Father Cristobal de Acuna (1638-39). The aim is to reflect on a specific cultural universe, recovering the representations of the Amazon and El Dorado, drawn by Europeans during their reconnaissance and occupation trips to the region.