by José de Acosta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476790915
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«Historia natural y moral de las Indias» is a historical essay by José de Acosta, published by Historia 16 in paperback (515 pages, in Spanish).
José de Acosta, a Spanish Jesuit missionary, explores in this work the natural realms of the New World: sky, elements, metals, plants, and animals, along with the rites, ceremonies, laws, government, and wars of the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Peru. His perspective combines naturalistic description and moral reflection on American cultures.
Volume 34 of the Crónicas de América collection, edited by José Alcina Franch and includes a bibliography. First edition of 1987 (Madrid).
For readers interested in the history of the Americas, anthropology, and early European accounts of the New World.
