Project Gutenberg 2006-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 104 Morillo, Francisco Diario del viaje al rio Bermejo Produced by Chuck Greif, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Diario del viaje al río Bermejo" by Francisco Morillo is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles Morillo's expedition as a chaplain in 1780, where he undertook the ambitious task of exploring the previously uncharted waters of the Bermejo River. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the colonial era, highlighting Morillo's encounters with indigenous tribes and the challenges of navigation. The opening of this account details the initiation of Morillo’s journey, emphasizing the arduous conditions and limited resources faced by him and his small crew as they set out from the Rio de Ledesma. It illustrates their navigation through various rivers, including their initial difficulties in moving upstream and the interactions with local indigenous communities along the way. As Morillo makes observations regarding the geography, flora, fauna, and the potential for colonization of the rich lands surrounding the river, the narrative serves both as a travelogue and as a significant commentary on the colonial aspirations of the era. The insights provided lay a foundation for understanding the larger implications of this exploration in the context of Spanish colonial endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Bermejo River (Bolivia and Argentina) -- Discovery and exploration Gran Chaco -- Discovery and exploration F2801 Text Argentina Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 112713 2025-07-08T06:11:59.228957 text/html 115703 2006-07-07T18:15:50 text/html 113945 2025-07-08T06:12:04.739935 application/epub+zip 113520 2025-07-08T06:12:02.090932 application/epub+zip 102393 2025-07-08T06:12:01.016944 application/epub+zip 240726 2025-07-08T06:12:06.812904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229501 2025-07-08T06:12:04.094990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191295 2022-09-09T05:50:58.409234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100451 2025-07-08T06:11:58.914983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99150 2006-07-07T18:15:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19399 2025-07-08T06:12:06.935918 application/rdf+xml 13409 2025-07-08T06:12:01.505930 image/jpeg 3237 2025-07-08T06:12:01.258989 image/jpeg 36426 2006-07-07T18:15:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 38772 2006-07-07T18:15:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 112421 2025-07-08T06:11:59.239940 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog