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100 1 _aMorillo, Francisco
245 1 0 _aDiario del viaje al rio Bermejo
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-07-08
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Diario del viaje al río Bermejo" by Francisco Morillo is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles Morillo's expedition as a chaplain in 1780, where he undertook the ambitious task of exploring the previously uncharted waters of the Bermejo River. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the colonial era, highlighting Morillo's encounters with indigenous tribes and the challenges of navigation. The opening of this account details the initiation of Morillo’s journey, emphasizing the arduous conditions and limited resources faced by him and his small crew as they set out from the Rio de Ledesma. It illustrates their navigation through various rivers, including their initial difficulties in moving upstream and the interactions with local indigenous communities along the way. As Morillo makes observations regarding the geography, flora, fauna, and the potential for colonization of the rich lands surrounding the river, the narrative serves both as a travelogue and as a significant commentary on the colonial aspirations of the era. The insights provided lay a foundation for understanding the larger implications of this exploration in the context of Spanish colonial endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBermejo River (Bolivia and Argentina) -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aGran Chaco -- Discovery and exploration
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18783
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