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Gaspar de Carvajal fue capellán de las huestes de Gonzalo Pizarro en Quito, y a su lado emprendió la empresa de encontrar «el país de la canela». En 1540, ya en plena selva amazónica, los rigores del suelo lo obligaron a seguir la nueva expedición del Capitán Francisco de Orellana hacia las «terrae incognitae», de las cuales fue descubridor y cronista. En un combate con los indios recibió gravísima herida que él mismo refiere cuando escribe: «...me dieron un flechazo por un ojo, que pasó la flecha a la otra parte, de la cual herida he perdido el ojo y no estoy sin fatiga y...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...