The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili [Paperback]

A two-volume history of Chile by a Jesuit priest who lived there, published in English translation in 1809.Juan Ignacio Molina (17401829) was a Jesuit priest born in Chile who later lived in Italy. His 'natural and civil histories' of his homeland were published between 1782 and 1786, and translated into this two-volume English edition in 1809. Volume 2 covers the history of Chile's people.Juan Ignacio Molina (17401829) was a Jesuit priest born in Chile who later lived in Italy. His 'natural and civil histories' of his homeland were published between 1782 and 1786, and translated into this two-volume English edition in 1809. Volume 2 covers the history of Chile's people.Juan Ignacio Molina (17401829) was a Jesuit priest born in Chile but forced to flee to Europe after his religious order was expelled from the Spanish Empire in 1767. He settled in Bologna, Italy, and began to write a natural history of his homeland, which was first published in Italian in 1782 (he is also known as Giovanni Ignazio Molina). He completed a second volume on the history of the people of Chile in 1786, and a version of the book was in the library of HMS Beagle. This two-volume English translation was published in 1809, and also includes notes from other explorers, including a 1791 account of Chile by Pedro Gonz?lez de Ag?eros (176893) and a 1774 description of Patagonia by Thomas Falkner (170784). Volume 2 covers the 'civil history' of Chile, discussing the indigenous people living there and the arrival of Spanish settlers.Author's preface; Part I: 1. Of the origin, appearance, and language, of the Chilians; 2. Conquest of the Peruvians; 3. State of Chili before the arrival of the Spaniards; 4. Political establishments; 5. First expedition of the Spaniards to Chili; 6. The Spaniards return to Chili; 7. The Copianins defeat a body of Spaniards; Part II: 1. Local situation, character, dress, and dwellings, of the Araucanians; 2. Division of the Araucanian state; 3. Military system of tl&