Excerpt from Spanish and Portuguese South America, Vol. 1 of 2: During the Colonial PeriodOn my return to Europe I was employed in several countries for a number of years in succession, and have only recently found the. Necessary leisure to compose a work Of the kind mentioned. The materials at my disposal are voluminous, but my effort has been to make this Review as concise as is consistent with clearness. In offering it to the Public I by no means desire it to take the place Of the more elaborate and original works referred to in it, but rather to serve as an Index to the contents Of these various works.The History Of South America may contain much of general interest, it possesses, moreover, a special interest for merchants, settlers, sailors, and travellers, who may have passed, or may be likely to pass, a portion Of their lives on the continent in question, nor should some knowledge of an important portion Of the globe be excluded from the sphere Of inquiry Of any educated person.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.