Usauro Martínez de Bernabé, Pedro de, 1733-1789.

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Chronicler and poet of Valdivia.

Son of a well-known family, originally from Cádiz, which settled in Chile in the 18th century. He spent 30 years assembling the material for his Verdad en campaña, which eventually came to be known as the official history of Valdivia. He also wrote some rather undistinguished poetry, primarily dealing with the deaths of kings and local military achievements.

From the description of La verdad en campaña : relacion historica de la plaza, presidio, y puerto de Valdivia, su exsistencia militar y politica, clima; minas, frutos; y comercio : descripcion de la calidad, religion, caracter, y costumbres de los indios, que habitan su jurisdic[ci]on y continentes hasta el Estrecho : reflecciones criticas, politico historicas sobre Cesares, fundadas en la experiencia, manexo, y realidad injenua de su decantacion ... / D[o]n. Pedro de Usauro Martinez de Bernabè, infanzon de sangre y naturaleza del Reino de Aragon, Capitan del batallon fixo de la expresada plaza : en tres partes añadidas en esta copia al orijinal que se ascribio año de MDCCLXXXII. [1784?] (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 31775310

Place Name Admin Code Country
Chile
Valdivia (Chile : Province)
Valdivia (Chile)
Chile--Valdivia
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina)
Corral Bay (Chile)
Llanquihue (Chile : Province)
Corral (Chile)
Cuidad de los Césares (Legendary place)
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Ciudad de los Césares (Legendary place)
Indians of South America
Manuscript maps
Manuscripts, Spanish
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Birth 1733

Death 1789

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