Chimeras of the chronicler: friar Diego Durán and the production of a chronicle of the Indies

Author(s)

Renato Denadai da Silva

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
• Defense date: 2014-04-02

Examining board members

Leandro Karnal; José Alves de Freitas Neto; Luiz Estevam de Oliveira Fernandes

• Advisor: Leandro Karnal

Abstract

This dissertation examines how the Historia de las Indias de Nueva España was produced by Dominican friar Diego Durán in the late sixteenth century. The text discusses the work, the sources of information and the readings which governed its composition. In particular, we sought to analyze how Durán wove his narrative while using different records and historical traditions and the weight these have had on the final outcome of the work. By contextualizing the layers of reading and making of the document, the analysis noticed that despite the biblical perspective guided the Dominican on indigenous history, European and American traditions were resignified when put together in the Historia de las Indias (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/04710-4 - Diego Durán and the representation of the Indians in the chronicle história de las Indias de Nueva España e islas de la tierra firme
• Grantee: Renato Denadai da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master