Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, el almirante infortunado

Synopsis of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, el almirante infortunado

«Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, el almirante infortunado» is the historical novel by José Luis Caramés Lage and José Raúl Seoane Prieto, in paperback.

Biographical novel of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Spanish sailor and humanist: he fought in Europe under Charles V, travelled to Mexico and Peru, suffered persecution by the Inquisition and excelled in navigation, cartography and astronomy. He met Philip II and Elizabeth I, pursued Francis Drake and was a prisoner in London, where he became friends with Walter Raleigh.

Published by Tal y Cual in 2007, with 229 pages in Spanish; the subtitle of the work is «una historia novelada».

For readers of historical fiction and biographies of navigators of the Spanish Golden Age.