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100 1 _aAguado, Pedro de, active 16th century
245 1 0 _aHistoria de Venezuela, Tomo II
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-06-08
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Historia de Venezuela, Tomo II" by Fray Pedro de Aguado is a historical account written in the early 17th century. This work provides an in-depth exploration of the period of Spanish colonization in Venezuela, particularly focusing on the expeditions and interactions with indigenous populations during the era of the conquest. The narrative often reflects on significant figures and events that contributed to the shaping of Venezuela's history. The opening of the book begins with a prologue that discusses the historical context in which Pedro de Aguado wrote his account, including the contributions of other historians and the limited available information about his life. The text then transitions into the first chapter, detailing the governorship of Don Pedro de Heredia and his expedition to establish Cartagena. Aguado describes the challenges faced by Heredia and his men, including hostile encounters with indigenous tribes, the difficulties of navigation and survival in a new land, and the quest for gold in burial sites, which reflects the broader themes of greed, power, and the impact of conquest on both the colonizers and the indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVenezuela -- History -- To 1556
653 _aVenezuela -- History -- 1556-1810
700 1 _aBécker, Jerónimo,
_d1857-1925
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39948
999 _c80787
_d80787