Book/Printed Material The Fortunate Victory of Spain Against Forty Enemy Ships that Were on the Shore and Coast of the City of Valencia on April 4. Vitoria felicissima de España contra quarenta nauios de enemigos que andavan en la playa y Costa de la ciudad de Valencia a quatro de Abril
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Title
- The Fortunate Victory of Spain Against Forty Enemy Ships that Were on the Shore and Coast of the City of Valencia on April 4.
Other Title
- Vitoria felicissima de España contra quarenta nauios de enemigos que andavan en la playa y Costa de la ciudad de Valencia a quatro de Abril
Summary
- Vitoria felicissima de España contra quarenta nauios de enemigos que andavan en la playa y Costa de la ciudad de Valencia a quatro de Abril (The fortunate victory of Spain against forty enemy ships that were on the shore and coast of the city of Valencia on April 4) was published in Lima, Peru, in 1618. The first printing press in South America was established in Lima by Antonio Ricardo (circa 1540-1606), an Italian who had worked for a time as a printer with the Jesuits in Mexico City. This book is part of a collection of 39 first editions in the National Library of Peru, produced at the press between 1584 and 1619. The collection was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2013. In Latin, Spanish, and several Amerindian languages, these books are an important part of the record of the encounter between two worlds: the Amerindian civilization of the Incas and the European culture represented by the Spanish conquistadors. They are important sources for the study of the dissemination of ideas in the Spanish Empire, including the evangelization process and the diffusion of Catholicism on the one hand and the debate over the indigenous peoples and their condition as human beings on the other. Several of the books provide insights into the political, cultural, and social organization of the vanquished Inca civilization, as well as a record of the Quechua and Aymara languages spoken by the Incas.
Created / Published
- Lima, Peru : Francisco del Canto, 1618.
Headings
- - Spain--Valencia
- - 1618-04-04
- - Italy. Navy
- - Memory of the World
- - Military operations, Naval
- - Naval battles
- - Netherlands. Royal Navy
- - Spain. Armada
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource at: National Library of Peru.
- - Content in Spanish.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Peruvian First Editions
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021666898
Online Format
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