Conversations across time and space: classical traditions in the andes

On a June night in 1557,Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, courtier, soldier, imperial official, man of letters and historian, lay on his deathbed, clasping in his hands the key to the fortress of Santo Domingo of which he had been commandant, alcaide, during the preceding thirty four years. 2 His life ha...

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Autores:
MacCormack, Sabine
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2001
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/30643
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/30643
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/20719/
Palabra clave:
conversaciones
tiempo
espacio
tradiciones clásicas
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:On a June night in 1557,Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, courtier, soldier, imperial official, man of letters and historian, lay on his deathbed, clasping in his hands the key to the fortress of Santo Domingo of which he had been commandant, alcaide, during the preceding thirty four years. 2 His life had been long and event ful. In his youth, he had served in the household of the Infante Don Juan, son of Ferdinand and Isabel, at whose side he witnessed the capture of Granada. After the lnfante's premature death in 1498, Oviedo spent some time in Italy. Long afterwards, he was still exchanging letters with some of the eminent Italians whom he had met during those years.