To the Shores of Chile - The Journal and History of the Brouwer Expedition to Valdivia in 1643

An English translation of a Dutch travel account, published in Amsterdam in 1646, that describes the Dutch attempt to establish a foothold in the abandoned Spanish colonial city of Valdivia, Chile, in order to find gold and establish alliances with the indigenous Mapuche people.

About the author

Mark Meuwese is Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg. He is the author of Brothers in Arms, Partners in Trade: Dutch–Indigenous Alliances in the Atlantic World, 1595–1674 and coeditor of Atlantic Biographies: Individuals and Peoples in the Atlantic World.

Summary

An English translation of a Dutch travel account, published in Amsterdam in 1646, that describes the Dutch attempt to establish a foothold in the abandoned Spanish colonial city of Valdivia, Chile, in order to find gold and establish alliances with the indigenous Mapuche people.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Meuwese, Mark (Professor of History Meuwese, Meuwese Mark
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2019
• EAN: 9780271083759
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08375-9
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten
• Series: Latin American Originals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Chile, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, True stories: discovery / historical / scientific, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, True stories of discovery, C 1600 To C 1700