Discurso de mi vida

Synopsis of Discurso de mi vida

Discurso de mi vida is an autobiography of the Spanish soldier Alonso de Contreras, written in the 17th century. In it, Contreras narrates his adventures and misadventures as a soldier in different parts of the world, including Flanders, Algiers, Turkey and the Americas. The book offers a fascinating view of the life of a Spanish soldier in the 17th century, as well as the customs and cultures of the different places he visited.