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«Fue el destino quien me deparó aquella fabulosa aventura. Participé en aquel viaje único, cuyos milagrosos incidentes brillaron como meteoros. Hoy quiero intentar la descripción, breve y concisa, de aquella increíble odisea.»

Esta obra recoge testimonios tempranos sobre la conquista de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia y constituye el tomo V de las Relaciones y Visitas a los Andes. Enriquecen el texto, entre otros documentos, cartas de Antonio de Berrío quien a finales del siglo XVI, aún buscaba El Dorado mítico más allá del Orinoco, y en ellas describe grandes caravanas de soldados y siervos que arrastraban o cargaban desde los Andes vituallas y ganados por entre ríos y sabanas pobladas de indios. Textos sobre los repartos de San Juan de los Llanos, de 1556, aportan novedosa información sobre las etnias...

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