Project Gutenberg 2016-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 330 Watson, Robert Grant 1892 Spanish and Portuguese South America during the Colonial Period; Vol. 1 of 2 Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Spanish and Portuguese South America during the Colonial Period; Vol. 1 of 2" by Robert Grant Watson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the history and exploration of South America during the colonial period, particularly emphasizing the activities of Spanish and Portuguese colonizers and explorers, including notable figures like Columbus and Ojeda. This book aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the early encounters between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of South America, setting the stage for the development of the continent. The opening of the text presents an introductory overview, outlining the author's motivation for writing the work based on their experiences as a diplomat in South America. Watson describes the lack of accessible literature regarding the continent's history and geography during his time, prompting him to compile a historical review of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. It describes the era before the significant European expeditions, focusing on notable explorers such as Columbus and Ojeda, detailing their journeys and interactions with indigenous populations. This introductory section sets up the detailed exploration and historical narrative that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration South America -- History -- To 1806 F2201 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Modern (1750+) 687709 2025-07-20T11:58:41.352902 text/html 668420 2024-10-22T23:45:53 text/html 330928 2025-07-20T11:58:49.864890 application/epub+zip 340870 2025-07-20T11:58:42.821929 application/epub+zip 301712 2025-07-20T11:58:42.074921 application/epub+zip 540704 2025-07-20T11:58:54.973847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479028 2025-07-20T11:58:49.045909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439186 2022-09-23T07:53:40.424290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629384 2025-07-20T11:58:40.319941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609348 2024-10-22T23:45:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17339 2025-07-20T11:58:55.106835 application/rdf+xml 14399 2025-07-20T11:58:42.176901 image/jpeg 2672 2025-07-20T11:58:42.122899 image/jpeg 308058 2025-07-20T11:58:41.403907 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