Project Gutenberg 2023-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 323 Acosta, José de 1540 1600 Acosta, Jose de De Acosta, José Acosta, Joseph de Historia natural y moral de las Indias (vol. 1 of 2) $aSpain :$bRamón Anglés Impresor, $c1894. Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_natural_y_moral_de_las_Indias Andrés V. Galia, Adrian Mastronardi, Thiers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Historia natural y moral de las Indias (vol. 1 of 2)" by José de Acosta is a historical account written in the late 16th century. This work offers a comprehensive examination of the natural history and the moral implications of the indigenous cultures encountered in the New World. It explores significant themes such as natural phenomena, the laws and customs of indigenous peoples, and reflections on the geography and resources of the Americas." The opening of this influential work begins with a transcription note highlighting its historical value, revealing that José de Acosta's text was first published in Spanish in 1590. Acosta expresses a desire to provide a deeper understanding of the natural elements, flora, fauna, and the customs of the indigenous peoples in the newly discovered lands, intending to bridge the knowledge of the Old World with the intricacies of the New World. He reflects on the philosophical and scientific beliefs of his time, addressing ancient misconceptions about the heavens and the Earth. The early chapters indicate that Acosta will blend observations from his travels with scholarly inquiry, both illuminating the natural world and the people within it, setting the stage for a rich exploration of the Americas through the lens of a Jesuit scholar. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20070714104316acosta 1894 ES Reading ease score: 47.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. es America -- Early accounts to 1600 America -- Description and travel Acosta, José de, 1540-1600 -- Travel -- America Indians of Mexico -- Early works to 1800 Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800 Natural history -- America E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Environmental Issues Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 768365 2025-06-28T03:34:08.879333 text/html 757148 2023-03-07T14:14:50 text/html 813496 2025-06-28T03:34:23.312249 application/epub+zip 821251 2025-06-28T03:34:10.851268 application/epub+zip 508916 2025-06-28T03:34:09.837269 application/epub+zip 933900 2025-06-28T03:34:31.770173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 793703 2025-06-28T03:34:22.054252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639771 2025-06-28T03:34:07.745350 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 639539 2023-03-06T12:34:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20113 2025-06-28T03:34:31.935187 application/rdf+xml 17911 2025-06-28T03:34:10.026277 image/jpeg 2121 2025-06-28T03:34:09.932267 image/jpeg 228202 2023-03-06T12:34:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 603679 2023-03-08T06:48:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 605289 2025-06-28T03:34:08.943311 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