Project Gutenberg 2009-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 253 Falkner, Thomas 1707 1784 Falconer, Thomas Falkner, Tomás Falkner, Tomas 05042300 Descripción de la Patagonia y de las Partes Adyacentes de la América Meridional Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Héctor Cancela and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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) "Descripción de la Patagonia y de las Partes Adyacentes de la América Meridional" by D. Tomás Falkner is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive account of the geography, flora, fauna, and indigenous peoples of Patagonia, as well as insights into the early European explorations of the region. Falkner, who lived in these remote areas for about forty years, combines personal observations with historical records to provide an in-depth portrayal of this largely uncharted territory. The opening of the book begins with a preliminary discourse that outlines the historical context of Patagonia at the time of Falkner's writings. It highlights that the region was under nominal Spanish control yet remained largely independent and unexplored for centuries. The author discusses early expeditions, including one by Governor Hernandarias in the early 17th century, and touches upon the Jesuits' missionary efforts and alliances with the indigenous tribes. Through personal anecdotes and experiences, Falkner reveals the challenges faced by explorers and missionaries while also reflecting on the rich cultural tapestry of the indigenous peoples he encountered, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the land and its inhabitants in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) Moluche dialect Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel Falkland Islands Pampas (Argentina) F2801 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 209572 2025-06-11T16:57:50.498520 text/html 220565 2021-01-04T23:41:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75158 2021-01-04T23:41:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 175336 2025-06-11T16:57:58.329529 application/epub+zip 175718 2025-06-11T16:57:54.554537 application/epub+zip 133033 2025-06-11T16:57:53.127519 application/epub+zip 429652 2025-06-11T16:58:00.978484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410364 2025-06-11T16:57:57.372478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362058 2022-09-13T09:46:47.501383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190279 2025-06-11T16:57:49.922523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187724 2021-01-04T23:41:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70063 2021-01-04T23:41:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20470 2025-06-11T16:58:01.112458 application/rdf+xml 25809 2025-06-11T16:57:53.678494 image/jpeg 4769 2025-06-11T16:57:53.402493 image/jpeg 174071 2025-06-11T16:57:50.520502 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 en.wikipedia es.wikipedia