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Travelogues of Latin America

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Travelogues of Latin America are published accounts describing Latin America and the Caribbean by foreign travelers from early Iberian conquest to the early 20th century.[1][2] The Spanish and Portuguese monarchs' efforts to restrict non-Iberian's access to Latin America during the colonial era mean that most of the works published before 1800 were by authorized Spanish or Portuguese chroniclers, or European Catholic missionaries.[3] However, the popularity of Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt's twenty-one volume account of his travels in Latin America marked a turning point. Starting in the 1820s, most independent Latin American governments welcomed increased exchanges with European visitors, increasing the number of German, British, French, and U.S. travelogues published.[3] Many foreigners were interested in economic opportunities available in Latin America.[4] At least 394 travelogues describing Mexico were published between 1810 and 1910.[5] For Brazil, European and U.S. visitors published at least 158 travelogues between 1800 and 1899.[6]

While scholars including Marjorie Agosín, June E. Hahner, and Miguel A. Cabañas have noted that these works replicate many of the biases of their authors, they are an important sources in the study of Latin American history.[7][8][9]

Travelogues by Country or Region

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Central America

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Chile

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Dominican Republic

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  • Day, Susan de Forest. "Chapter XI: Santo Domingo" The Cruise of the Scythian in the West Indies. New YorkL F. T. Neely, 1899.
    • Chapter XI of the Cruise of the Scythian in the West Indies is a travelogue by American author Susan De Forest Day, who sails to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in the late 19th century. Her account of the Dominican Republic is included along with travel accounts of several other Caribbean Islands, including Jamaica and St. Lucia.

Ecuador

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Guatemala

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  • Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906. "Chapter X: La Antigua Guatemala" in Travels amongst American Indians: Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples: Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatán, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal. London: S. Low, Marston & Company, 1894.
  • Montgomery, George Washington, 1804-1841. Narrative of a Journey to Guatemala, in Central America, in 1838. New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1839.

Haiti

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  • Candler, John. Brief Notices of Hayti: with its Condition, Resources, and Prospects. London: T. Ward & Co., 1842.
    • English Abolitionist John W. Candler was a devout quaker and outspoken abolitionist. He visited Haiti in 1842 to show that abolishing slavery was a boon to a state's economic status and benefit to its people's mental health.[21]  
  • Mackenzie, Charles. Notes on Haiti, made during a Residence in that Republic. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley. 1830.
    • Charles Mackenzie is a Scottish diplomat who toured Haiti in 1826. His observations of the country include his meetings with the Haitian president, his travel around the country, and general views on Haitian life.

Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Panama

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  • Chatfield, Mary A. Light on Dark Places at Panama. New York, Broadway Publishing Co: 1908
    • Mary A. Chatfield, an established American stenographer, traveled to Panama in 1905 to work under a Panamanian engineer. While fulfilling her responsibilities as a stenographer, she documented her observations and interpretations of Panamanian society through her travelogue.[25]

Patagonia

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  • Beerbohm, Julius, 1854–1906. Wandering in Patagonia, or Life among the Ostrich Hunters. New York: Henry Holt and co., 1879.
  • Bishop, Nathaniel H., 1837–1902. The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870.
    • Nathaniel H. Bishop was a naturalist and academic from Massachusetts who, upon reaching 17 years old made a journey down to South America to observe the land and culture. Along the way he crosses oceans, rivers, plains, and mountains all the while recording his interactions with the locals and wildlife.[26]
  • Dixie, Florence, Lady, 1857–1905. Across Patagonia. New York: R. Worthington, 1881.
    • Lady Florence Dixie, Scottish writer, feminist, and activist, records the highs and the lows of her travels through Argentina and Chile in Across Patagonia.[27] On horseback, she and her companions encounter, and express their opinions on, Indigenous people, landscapes, animals (many of which she describes hunting), and natural obstacles to their journey.[28]

Paraguay

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Peru

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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South America (general)

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See also

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Secondary literature

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References

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  1. ^ Welch, Thomas L. (1982). Travel accounts and descriptions of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1800-1920 : a selected bibliography. Myriam Figueras, Columbus Memorial Library. Washington, D.C.: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States. ISBN 0-8270-1548-8. OCLC 9575082.
  2. ^ Hayward, Jennifer (2016). "Latin America". In Thompson, Carl (ed.). The Routledge companion to travel writing. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-82524-5. OCLC 911199946.
  3. ^ a b Mörner, Magnus (1982). "European Travelogues as Sources to Latin American History from the Late Eighteenth Century until 1870". Revista de Historia de América (93): 91–149. ISSN 0034-8325. JSTOR 20139457.
  4. ^ Weiner, Richard (2020-01-02). "Special Issue on Exploring Latin America: Travelogues by Alexander von Humboldt, Archduke Maximilian, and James Bryce". Terrae Incognitae. 52 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/00822884.2020.1735040. ISSN 0082-2884. S2CID 216379212.
  5. ^ Gardiner, C. Harvey (1952). "Foreign Travelers' Accounts of Mexico, 1810–1910". The Americas. 8 (3): 321–351. doi:10.2307/978376. ISSN 0003-1615. JSTOR 978376. S2CID 147437200.
  6. ^ Tjarks, Alicia V. (1977). "Brazil: Travel and Description 1800-1899: A Selected Bibliography". Revista de Historia de América. 83: 209–247.
  7. ^ Magical sites : women travelers in 19th century Latin America. Marjorie Agosín, Julie H. Levison. Buffalo, N.Y.: White Pine Press. 1999. ISBN 1-877727-94-6. OCLC 40713933.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Women through women's eyes : Latin American women in nineteenth-century travel accounts. June Edith Hahner. Wilmington, Del.: SR Books. 1998. ISBN 978-0-585-27934-3. OCLC 45729095.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Cabanas, Miguel A. (2008). The cultural "other" in nineteenth-century travel narratives : how the United States and Latin America described each other. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 978-0-7734-5240-4. OCLC 213407426.
  10. ^ Vidal, Emeric Essex; Ackermann, Rudolph; Harrison, L. (Lancelot) (1820). Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, consisting of twenty-four views : accompanied with descriptions of the scenery and of the costumes, manners, &c. of the inhabitants of those cities and their environs. Getty Research Institute. London : Published by R. Ackermann, 101, Strand.
  11. ^ DICKENSON, JOHN (1992-06-01). "Henry Walter Bates—the naturalist of the River Amazons". Archives of Natural History. 19 (2): 209–218. doi:10.3366/anh.1992.19.2.209. ISSN 0260-9541.
  12. ^ a b "H.W. Bates | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  13. ^ "43rd Monmouthshire Light Infantry - Page 2". www.british-genealogy.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  14. ^ a b Byam, George (1849). Wild life in the interior of Central America. Brown University Library. London, J. W. Parker.
  15. ^ Ball, John (1887). Notes of a naturalist in South America. Brown University Library. London, K. Paul, Trench & co.
  16. ^ Natural History Museum. "Callcott, Maria (1785-1842)". Global Plants. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  17. ^ Winzeler, Alexandra (May 2014). "Maturin Murray Ballou". Boston Athenæum.
  18. ^ "Howe, Julia Ward 1819 - 1910 | The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English - Credo Reference". search.credoreference.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  19. ^ a b Vila, Ben. ""The Island of Cuba," Alexander von Humboldt (1856) | Modern Latin America". library.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  20. ^ Wilson, James Grant (2015). Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. FORGOTTEN Books. ISBN 978-1-330-60889-0. OCLC 990125174.
  21. ^ Boromé, Joseph A. (1959). "John Candler's Visit to America, 1850". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 48 (1): 21–62. ISSN 0361-1957. JSTOR 41944688.
  22. ^ DE LA BARCA, FRANCES CALDERÓN (1982). Life in Mexico. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04662-7. JSTOR 10.1525/j.ctt1pndx4.
  23. ^ Carpenter, William (1851). Travels and adventures in Mexico : in the course of journeys of upward of 2500 miles, performed on foot. Giving an account of the manners and customs of the people, and the agricultural and mineral resources of that country. New York: Harper & Brothers. OCLC 22084647.
  24. ^ Bell, Charles N. (Charles Napier) (1899). Tangweera; life and adventures among gentle savages. Brown University Library. London, E. Arnold.
  25. ^ A., Chatfield, Mary (1908). Light on dark places at Panama. Broadway Pub. Co. OCLC 47819672.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Bishop, Nathaniel H (1870). The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America. boston: Lee and Shepard.
  27. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth (2018). "DIXIE, Florence Caroline (Florrie), Lady". The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  28. ^ Dixie, Florence (1881). Across Patagonia. Brown University Library. New York, R. Worthington.
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  30. ^ "Journal of a Voyage to Peru, &c., by Lieutenant Charles Brand". Monthly Magazine, or, British Register. 6: 412–414. Oct 1828.
  31. ^ Cruz, José Ma. Santa. “Chile and Her Civil War.” The North American Review, vol. 153, no. 419, 1891, pp. 405–13. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25102257. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.