De Orbe Novo: The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Angniera (Burt Franklin Research & Source Works Series, 642. Philosophy Monograph Series, 44)

by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera

"De Orbe Novo" from Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. Italian-born historian of Spain and its discoveries during the Age of Exploration (1457-1526).

Genres: History

2 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1526

About the author

1457-1526

Reviews

[Catherine]

I really enjoy this genre of late 15th/early 16th century writers disseminating Columbus' reports and overwhelming them with annotations on how wrong he is because nothing he said makes sense except nothing they have to add makes sense either, whatever everything is fine, our cosmovision isn't imploding or anything. So entertaining. So bad. But Pietro Martire, at least, is a good writer.

(Selección: primera década.)

[Fernando · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing first written accounts of the Americas conquest.