Spanish colonial literature in South America

Name: Spanish colonial literature in South America
Author: Moses, Bernard

Moses, Bernard

Spanish American literature -- History and criticism

It is presumed that copies of this book will fall into the hands of
persons not completely versed in the Spanish language, and for this
reason a somewhat broad view of Spanish accentuation has been carried out
as an assistance in the pronunciation of such Spanish words and titles
as it has been found advisable to introduce. It will, moreover, be noted
that all titles and quotations from the texts of early colonial writers
are given in modernized Spanish.

The portraits here presented help to show that the intellectual life of
the colonies was not limited to a single class, but embraced friars,
parish priests, and bishops; private soldiers and officers of the army;
governors, judges, and viceroys.

It is not to be expected that a book covering the number and wide range
of facts here included will be without errors; but there are fewer errors
in this volume than would have appeared but for the valuable editorial
assistance of Mr. A. H. Wykeham-George, who suggested and formed the
Appendix, directed the preparation of the illustrations, and supervised
the passing of the whole through the press. For that assistance I take
this occasion to express my cordial appreciation; and at the same
time I would gratefully acknowledge the important contribution to the
undertaking rendered by Miss Janet Hunter Perry, Lecturer in Spanish at
King’s College, and the very friendly and helpful attention given by the
authorities of the British Museum, particularly by Dr. Henry Thomas,
Assistant Keeper of Printed Books.

                                                            BERNARD MOSES.

Paris, June 3rd, 1922.




CONTENTS


                                CHAPTER I

    INTRODUCTION                                                  Page   1

                                CHAPTER II

                      EARLY WRITERS OF TIERRA FIRME

    I. Bartolomé de Las Casas. II. Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y
    Valdés. III. Pascual de Andagoya.                             Page  28

                               CHAPTER III

              CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU

    I. Francisco de Xerés. II. Pedro Sancho. III. Tomás de San
    Martín; Benito Peñalosa Mondragón. IV. Pedro Pizarro; Cristóbal
    de Molina. V. Alonso Enríquez de Guzmán; Diego Fernández. VI.
    Agustín de Zárate. VII. Pedro Cieza de León. VIII. Girolamo
    Benzoni; Juan Fernández.                                      Page  59

                                CHAPTER IV

                PERUVIAN AND CHILEAN HISTORIANS, 1550-1600

    I. José de Acosta. II. Garcilaso de la Vega. III. Pedro
    Sarmiento de Gamboa; Polo de Ondegardo. IV. Cristóbal de
    Molina; Cabello de Balboa. V. Pedro de Valdivia. VI. Alonso
    de Góngora Marmolejo. VII. Pedro Mariño de Lovera.            Page 102

                                CHAPTER V

    ALONSO DE ERCILLA Y ZÚÑIGA: _La Araucana_                     Page 158

                                CHAPTER VI

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