Libro XX de la segunda parte de la general historia de las Indias. Escripta por el capitan Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes Alcayde de la fortaleza y puerto de Sancto Domingo d'la isla Espan~ola. Cronista d'su Magestad. Que trata del estrecho de Magallanes
| Author/creator | Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/NL_VAULT_Ayer_MS_1348 |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Description: Nineteenth century manuscript copy of Book XX of Ferna?ndez de Oviedo's Historia general y natural de las Indias, first published separately by Francisco Ferna?ndez de Co?rdova in Valladolid in 1557, and containing an account of the discovery and explorations of the Strait of Magellan, the Philippines, and the Moluccas or Spice Islands. In his introduction to Book XX, Ferna?ndez de Oviedo praises the many men whose bravery and sacrifices led to the discoveries that made the Spanish empire the greatest in history, unsurpassed by those of Alexander the Great, or the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. The author expresses his admiration for the early discoveries of Columbus which were the basis for all the subsequent explorations and conquests in the Indies which added another hemisphere and a half to the empire of Charles V. Book XX specifically describes Magellan's 1519-1521 voyage through the Strait of Magellan, his discovery and exploration of the Philippine Archipelago, and his death at the hands of Indians on the Philippine island of Mactan. Ferna?ndez de Oviedo bases some of his material on accounts by eyewitnesses such as Antonio Pigafetta and Juan Sebastia?n de Elcano, captain of the Victoria, the only one of Magellan's ships which returned to Spain. Book XX also describes a second expedition to the Moluccas, led by Garci?a Jofre de Loayasa in 1525, which retraces Magellan's route through the Strait to the Mariana Islands and the Philippines. Several chapters describe the geography of the Moluccas and some of the manners and customs of the natives. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer MS 1348. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Libro XX de la segunda parte de la general historia de las Indias. Escripta por el capitan Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes Alcayde de la fortaleza y puerto de Sancto Domingo d'la isla Espan~ola. Cronista d'su Magestad. Que trata del estrecho de Magallanes c.1800-1899. |
| Location of original | The Newberry Library |
| Copyright note | The Newberry Library |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018). |