by Fernão Mendes Pinto · Europa-América · tapa blanda · ISBN 5601072408487
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«Peregrinação vol. 1» is the travel account of Fernão Mendes Pinto, published by Europa-América in paperback (367 pages, in Portuguese).
The author recounts his travels through the East during the 16th century in a text that combines historical chronicle with autobiographical narrative. The work describes the Portuguese presence in distant lands and the dual role of missionary and merchant of the Portuguese travellers, with discoveries, cultural encounters and numerous adventures.
First volume of Peregrinação, published in 1983; it is a multi-volume edition of the work by Fernão Mendes Pinto.
Recommended for readers interested in travel literature, 16th-century maritime history and the Portuguese expansion in the East.
Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage, his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to the many events that seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, earning him the nickname Fernão Mentes Minto. Still, many aspects of the work can be verified, particularly through records of Pinto's service to the Portuguese crown and by his association with Jesuit missionaries.
