02574cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000100010610000370011624501090015326400510026230000470031333600260036033700260038633800360041250000310044850802600047952013310073953400450207065300380211565300470215385600430220099900170224318798UtSlPG20260610133435.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aes2iso639-1 4aF28011 aViedma, Francisco de,d1737-180910aMemoria dirigida al Sr. Marquez de Loreto, Virey y Capitan General de las Provincias del Rio de La Plata 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-07-09  aProduced by Chuck Greif, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr)  a"Memoria dirigida al Sr. Marquez de Loreto, Virey y Capitan General de las…", written by D. Francisco de Viedma, is a historical account produced in the early 19th century. The book presents an in-depth analysis of the challenges and potential benefits associated with the establishment of settlements along the Patagonian coast. It reflects the author's insights and advocacy for the region during a time when colonial governance was being reevaluated following the independence movements in South America.  The narrative combines historical detail with personal commentary as Viedma outlines the earlier attempts to colonize Patagonia and the obstacles that thwarted these efforts, such as lack of resources, inadequate planning, and cultural resistance from indigenous populations. Through examples of previous expeditions and settlements, he emphasizes the economic and strategic benefits that could arise from successful colonization. He presents a plan that includes agricultural development, commercial ventures like whale fishing, and the establishment of fortified positions to protect against indigenous threats. Overall, Viedma's work serves both as a plea for renewed attention to the Patagonian region and as a critique of colonial management practices of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aArgentina -- History -- 1776-1810  aPatagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18798  c60184d60184