Spanish colonial literature in South AmericaMoses, Bernard
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Spanish colonial literature in South America
Moses, Bernard
Spanish American literature -- History and criticism
Lozano’s interest comprehended not merely the events in the history of
his order, of which he was the official historian, but also the marvels
of nature among which his life was cast, as well as the languages, the
manners, the customs, and the religion of the natives. More than any of
his predecessors he appreciated the importance of official documents,
in the search for which he displayed remarkable zeal and energy. His
disposition to consider the forms and events of nature found expression
in his _Descripción corográfica ... del Gran Chaco_.
[Sidenote: _Conquista del Paraguay_]
[Sidenote: _Historia de la Compañía_]
In his _Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y Tucumán_
he brought together a vast amount of important material relating to the
history of South America, and the documents which he either refers
to or prints constitute a sound basis on which historians are able to
build. This was edited by Lamas, and published in Buenos Aires in 1873.
Lozano’s _Historia de la Compañía de Jesús en la Provincia del Paraguay_
was published in Madrid in 1754. It consists of two folio volumes,
yet it covers only the first twenty-eight years of the province, and
ends with 1614.[169] Padre Pablo Pastells refers to the reliability
of its information, the justice of its criticism, and the character
of demonstration given to its statements, and affirms that for these
qualities Lozano stands above all others who have written on the history
of Paraguay.
[Sidenote: _Las Revoluciones_]
Lozano’s _Historia de las revoluciones de la provincia del Paraguay_ is
the history of the conflict between the supporters and the antagonists
of the Jesuits in Paraguay, a conflict in which Antequera was the most
conspicuous figure. It appears thus from one point of view as a part of
the history of the Jesuits; from another point of view it is the history
of the rebellion of the Comuneros against the viceregal authority.
Lozano’s relation to one of the parties made it practically impossible
for him to be entirely impartial in his account of it; still the large
number of official documents introduced into the text of the narrative
helps the reader to avoid the possibility of sharing the author’s
prejudice.
[Sidenote: Lozano’s works]
The following is the list of Lozano’s works, printed and in manuscript,
according to Andrés Lamas, José T. Medina and others:
_Descripción corográfica del terreno, árboles y animales de las
dilatadísimas provincias del Chaco Gualamba._ 1733. In Córdoba (Spain),
4to, pp. 9 & 485, with map.
Copy of a letter written by a Jesuit missionary to Padre Juan J. Rico,
1740, 4to, pp. 59.
_Vida del P. Julián de Lizardi._ Printed in Salamanca in 1741; reprinted,
Madrid, 1832; new edition, Buenos Aires, 1901.
Letter to Padre Bruno Morales, dated Córdoba, November 1, 1746.
Letter to Padre Bruno Morales, dated Córdoba, March 1, 1747, containing
an account of the earthquake at Lima in 1746.
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