PATAGONIA — English Edition

The Origin of Patagonia (English)
Author: Jaime Said
Año 2024
N° de páginas 255
 
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The history of Patagonia writen by Jaime Said is an account of exploration, endurance, and survival. Covering three centuries since the Renaissance. The discovery of the straight of Magellan opened the West Southern route to the Indies weakening the monopoly of Venice over the spice islands. The discovery of the Beagle Channel by Robert Fitzroy, permited the voyage of the HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin. Earlier Privateers such as Sir Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish sailed the southern seas of Patagonia on their encounter with the Spanish fleet. The geography in this book is treated with several maps, under the oficial boundaries and the history covers all of Patagonia, treating the area as one, including Argentina and Chile.