Project Gutenberg 2015-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 182 Dobrizhoffer, Martin 1717 1791 Dobritzhofer, Martin An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3) Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay" by Martin Dobrizhoffer is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the Abipones, a tribe indigenous to Paraguay, and discusses their customs, social structure, and the interactions they had with Jesuit missionaries and the Spanish colonial system. Dobrizhoffer, a Jesuit missionary himself, draws on his experiences from his eighteen years of service in South America to present a vivid depiction of a culture that was largely unrecorded by contemporaneous European authors. At the start of the text, Dobrizhoffer introduces himself and his motivations for documenting the life and culture of the Abipones. He outlines the geographical significance of Paraguay, noting its various towns and the challenges posed by the surrounding savages and competing colonial powers. The opening sets the stage for a detailed account, highlighting the author's intention to provide a candid and faithful representation of the Abipones while emphasizing the misconceptions surrounding their society propagated by external observers. Dobrizhoffer's writing establishes a foundation for understanding the complex social dynamics and cultural richness of the Abipones, while also critiquing the narratives that shape historical perceptions of indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jesuits -- Missions Abipon Indians Paraguay -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 F2661 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 649381 2025-07-20T10:16:22.862369 text/html 625586 2024-10-22T23:32:51 text/html 321853 2025-07-20T10:16:29.632369 application/epub+zip 325014 2025-07-20T10:16:23.858353 application/epub+zip 325014 2025-07-20T10:16:23.360363 application/epub+zip 564012 2025-07-20T10:16:35.065330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492074 2025-07-20T10:16:29.087374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492152 2022-09-23T03:47:45.983037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605293 2025-07-20T10:16:22.407407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585309 2024-10-22T23:32:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18065 2025-07-20T10:16:35.194297 application/rdf+xml 15878 2025-07-20T10:16:23.440378 image/jpeg 2514 2025-07-20T10:16:23.401359 image/jpeg 288388 2025-07-20T10:16:22.912385 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