Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Cronista de Indias
English translation:
Chronicler of the Indies
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tangotrans
Aug 12, 2006 14:16
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Cronista de Indias
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
Americas
Tal como lo refiere el cronista de Indias Oviedo y Valdez (1529), pocos habian visto un volcán, muchos menos una erupción volcánica y jamás un lago de lava permanente. La existencia de lagos de lava era una experiencia desconocida para la cultura occidental de esa época.
Proposed translations
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3 +2 | Chronicler of the Indies |
Robert Forstag
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4 | Chronicler of the Indies |
Rachel Fell
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2 | (Indias) chronicler |
Gert Sass (M.A.)
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Proposed translations
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Chronicler of the Indies
[I would think that "Chronicler of the Americas" would also be acceptable, more natural, and less confusing, and yet I could find no references for it.]
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Chronicler of the Indies
Appointed Chronicler of the Indies by Charles V in 1532, 19 of the 20 volumes of Oviedo's Historia were published in 1535. The 20th appeared in 1557, ...
www.athenapub.com/yucexsrc.htm
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Millionth Volume UNLV Libraries
Later he obtained the lucrative post of Chronicler of the Indies, (earlier held by Antonio de Herrera) and, on taking orders in 1667, severed his connection ...
www.library.unlv.edu/millionth/decade8.html
www.athenapub.com/yucexsrc.htm
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Millionth Volume UNLV Libraries
Later he obtained the lucrative post of Chronicler of the Indies, (earlier held by Antonio de Herrera) and, on taking orders in 1667, severed his connection ...
www.library.unlv.edu/millionth/decade8.html
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(Indias) chronicler
not quite sure what Indias refers to, but possibly a region in Colombia?
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