The 16th Century Spanish Plan to make Australia the New Holy Land: Pedro Fernndez de Quirs and his Utopian ideas about Terra Australis Incognita by Roure George M
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The 16th Century Spanish Plan to make Australia the New Holy Land: Pedro Fernndez de Quirs and his Utopian ideas about Terra Australis Incognita

Author: Roure, George M.
SKU: PMRT.GEN.5454.01598

$240.45

Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Number of Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781495505454
Publication Date: 2017
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Work examines the Spanish Empire in the late 16th century and the plan to establish a “new holy land” at the antipodes. Centering on the utopian ideas of the time, this study details the motivations of Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernndez de Quirs in this pursuit for the Spanish empire. Additionally, this work contains the first English translations of the important document titled “The Fortieth Memorial of Quirs to the King of Spain.”

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