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Las narraciones que han persistido sobre el Amazonas contribuyeron a configurarla, como espacio geográfico-histórico y simbólico. Las crónicas de Gaspar de Carvajal, Pedrarias de Almesto, Martín de Saavedra Galindo y Alonso de Rojas son parte de este conjunto de textos a través de los cuales se construyó históricamente el río Amazonas y su entorno. Son fuentes historiográficas, pero también testimonios de experiencias personales y colectivas, marcadas por la esperanza y el deseo de gloria por un lado; por el otro, por el hambre, el miedo, la crueldad y la miseria.

Descubrimiento del río de las Amazonas incluye una serie de relaciones escritas en el siglo XVI que tratan de las expediciones por el río Amazonas, entre los años 1540 y 1560.


La primera es la relación de fray Gaspar de Carvajal sobre el descubrimiento del río por un grupo de españoles, comandado por Gonzalo Pizarro, y que luego pasó a ser dirigido por Francisco de Orellana.

Los datos de la expedición de Orellana registrados por fray Gaspar de Carvajal proporcionan información de gran interés etnológico, tales como la disposición y tamaño de los poblados, ocupación continua a lo largo de las barrancas del río, caminos amplios que comunican el río Amazonas con la tierra firme, tácticas de guerra, rituales, costumbres y utensilios.

Otra narración que tiene también por protagonista al río Amazonas es la crónica de Pedrarias de Almesto. Este conquistador fue soldado y escribano a las órdenes de Pedro de Ursúa, a quien acompañó en la expedición de 1559 por el río Marañón, en busca del El Dorado. Luego se unió en la traición de Lope de Aguirre y con él estuvo hasta su llegada a Barquisemeto. Al sentirse acorralado por los soldados realistas, abandonó a Lope y se unió al grupo que terminó asesinando a su antiguo caudillo.

Martín de Saavedra Galindo fue magistrado, barón de Prado, caballero de Calatrava y señor de las villas de Corozino y La Cesta. Nació en Córdoba. Fue Presidente del Nuevo Reino de Granada desde 1637 hasta 1644, en que renunció al cargo y volvió a España. Se le atribuye un Mapa del Amazonas.

Alonso de Rojas era rector del Colegio de Quito cuando escribió la Relación del Descubrimiento del Río Amazonas. El manuscrito de Rojas, a todas luces, recoge relatos de los españoles que bajaron por el río y de los portugueses que llegaron a Quito. De las manos del autor pasó a las de Martín de Saavedra y Guzmán, gobernador de la Nueva Granada, que lo envió a España y que ha sido tomado como el autor del texto (así figura, inclusive, en el catálogo de la Biblioteca Nacional de España).



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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788490072714
  • Publisher: Radames Molina
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 304 gr
  • ISBN-10: 849007271X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2024
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 148 mm


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