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Historia natural y moral de las Indias (Natural and Moral History of the Indies)
José de Acosta · 1590 · Spanish
Ancient text
Historia natural y moral de las Indias (Natural and Moral History of the Indies)
José de Acosta
A Jesuit's survey of the natural world and religions of Peru and Mexico; its fifth book summarizes Andean worship of the Creator, Sun, thunder, earth (Pachamama), and sea (Mamacocha), largely following the jurist Polo de Ondegardo.
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A Jesuit's survey of the natural world and religions of Peru and Mexico; its fifth book summarizes Andean worship of the Creator, Sun, thunder, earth (Pachamama), and sea (Mamacocha), largely following the jurist Polo de Ondegardo.
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