Las Canarias en las memorias de Miguel de Learte
- Díaz Padilla, Gloria
- Castillo Martín, Francisco Javier
ISSN: 0212-4130
Ano de publicación: 2001
Número: 19
Páxinas: 85-124
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Revista de Filología de la Universidad de La Laguna
Resumo
In his Fracasos de la fortuna Miguel de Learte Ladrón de Zegama (1732-1785) provides a full account of his own life, from his childhood in Navarre and his adventures in Seville, Cádiz and Tenerife, to his long American experience, which lasted thirty five years. Learte tells us his life, rich of incidents, hard and full of ups and downs, but he also takes the reader to the middle decades of the 18th century in Spain, the Canaries and, in a particular way, in the Spanish colonies. Of a special interest are the two chapters in which he deals with his stay in Tenerife, on his way to America.