General Natural History of the Indies

Japanese: 《インディアス自然一般史》 - いんでぃあすしぜんいっぱんし
General Natural History of the Indies

In 1526, he published "Outlines of the Natural History of the Indies" in Toledo. In 1532, he was appointed official chronicler of the Indies by the royal family and wrote the great work "General Natural History of the Indies" (Part 1, 1535). Oviedo's work, which justified the conquest of the Indies by the Spanish and belittled the abilities and culture of the Indians, was fiercely attacked by Las Casas, but the descriptions of the geography, flora and fauna of the Indies are extremely detailed and are therefore highly regarded as a work of natural history.

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The General Natural History of the Indies" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…26年トレドで《インディアス自然史概略》を公刊。32年,王室よりインディアスの公式記録者(クロニスタ)に任命され,大著《インディアス自然一般史》(第1部,1535)を執筆した。スペイン人によるインディアス征服を正当化し,インディオの能力や文化を低く評価するオビエドの作品は,ラス・カサスの激しい攻撃を浴びたが,インディアスの地理,動植物に関する記述は綿密を極め,したがって博物学的作品として高い評価を受けている。…

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