Una Excursión a los Indios Ranqueles - Tomo 1

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mansilla, Lucio V., 1831-1913

Language:

Spanish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Una Excursión a los Indios Ranqueles - Tomo 1" by Lucio V. Mansilla is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's journey and experiences with the Ranqueles, a group of indigenous peoples in Argentina, focusing on his interactions and observations while establishing diplomatic relations amid a turbulent backdrop of colonial expansion and cultural clash. The opening of the work presents the protagonist, Lucio V. Mansilla, reflecting on his motivations for his journey into the heart of Ranqueles territory. He shares personal anecdotes and philosophical musings about life, food, and the nature of civilization and barbarism, setting a tone of both humor and introspection. Mansilla has established a treaty with the Ranqueles and is eager to explore their customs and environment firsthand, expressing an earnest desire to understand their way of life while expressing the complexities of cross-cultural diplomacy. Through his initial correspondence, he hints at the challenges ahead and his determination to foster a relationship built on trust and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Andrés V. Galia, Jude Eylander, Sanly Bowitts, Santiago and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_excursi%C3%B3n_a_los_indios_ranqueles

Release date is 2020-11-02