The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez: The True Adventures of a Spanish American with 17th-Century Pirates

by Fabio López Lázaro

Book Overview

In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ram rez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sig...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292743890
• ISBN13: 9780292743892
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"