by Alonso de Ercilla · Espasa-Calpe. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423971855
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«La Araucana» is the epic poem by Alonso de Ercilla about the conquest of Chile, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (164 pages, in Spanish).
The poem narrates the conquest of Chile by the Spanish in the 16th century and focuses on the resistance of the Mapuche people against colonial advance. The work covers the military episodes of the conquest and presents war as epic material, combining the account of events with the heroic tone characteristic of the genre.
The poem was originally published in three parts between 1569 and 1589. This 2000 edition belongs to the Colección Centenario II and includes a prologue by Antonio de Undurraga.
