América Latina

Una guía indispensable para la introducción al estudio de la arqueología mediante un trabajo sistemático que incluye aspectos filológicos, artísticos, históricos y metodológicos

The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage—now updated with a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of his journey. “Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York Times Book Review Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning...

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El Manuscrito de Valentim Fernandes es un documento capital para conocer la expansión europea en las costas del África occidental y en sus archipiélagos. Su autor es un moravo establecido en Lisboa, que reunió todo tipo de fuentes sobre los viajes efectuados por los portugueses desde el paso del Cabo Bojador, en 1434, hasta la llegada al Golfo de Guinea, a comienzos del siglo XVI. Su trabajo aprovechó obras anteriores, como las de Zurara, Cadamosto o Diogo Gomes, pero también aportó relatos de primera mano, ofrecidos por informadores que residieron en aquellas regiones. Esta simpar...