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Book/Printed MaterialAbout the Natural History of the Indies.
De la natural hystoria de las Indias Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo (1478--1557) was one of the most important early chroniclers of the Spanish presence in the Americas. Born in Madrid of noble parents from Asturias, at age 12 he became a page to the Duke of Villahermosa. He witnessed the surrender of Granada and, in 1492, entered the service of Prince Don Juan I, whose death in 1497 changed the path...- Contributor: Fernández De Oviedo Y Valdés, Gonzalo
- Date: 1526-01-01
- Resource: - 106 pages
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