Relación del viaje a Chile, año de 1600 (Crónica de viaje) Open Access

Father Diego de Ocaña, an unknown in Latin American history before the appearance of this manuscript, was a member of the Order of Guadalupe and devoted his life to introducing the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe to the scattered Spanish settlements. During his travels throughout the Spanish dominions he kept a record of his observations, plotted maps of the countryside, and drew pictures of the native inhabitants. From the manuscript, which rests in the archives of the University of Oviedo, the editor of this volume has taken the sections referring to Chile and has pieced together a fascinating view of the seventeenth-century colony. Included are reprints of Father Diego’s maps and drawings.