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Lot 21:
SUAREZ DE FIGUEROA (Christoval)
HECHOS de Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza. En Madrid: En la Imprenta Real, 1613.
*1 [de 2], ¶6, A-Z4, Aa-Ss4; [14 de 16], 324 pp.; 200 mm. Copy lacking the title-page presented in fac-simile; contemporary full calf; red edges; browned; some water stains.
FIRST EDITION of this work written in honor of Don García Hurtado de Mendoza, an important Spanish ruler of the 16th century, known for his role in the colonization of South America, especially Chile and Peru.
Don García Hurtado de Mendoza was appointed governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru, where he played a prominent role in the wars against the Mapuche and in strengthening Spanish rule. Suárez de Figueroa, who was a prolific Spanish writer and chronicler, sought to extol the military and administrative achievements of Hurtado de Mendoza, emphasizing his role in the consolidation of the Spanish empire in America.
The book is important for offering a look at the strategies of Spanish colonial expansion and conquest in the New World, as well as highlighting the life of one of the most prominent Spanish nobles of his time, offering important historical details about military campaigns, colonial government and the social organization of the colonies.
Published in Madrid in 1613, this first edition is an extremely rare and important piece in the context of bibliography related to Spanish colonial history.
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