Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)

In 1844, Enrique Van Nivel commanded an expedition by land and the Pilcomayo River aimed to find a path towards Paraguay. Since the beginning several authors realized the exagerations and falsehoods in his travel report, regarding both the distance covered and the estimation of indigenous peoples en...

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Autor principal: Combès, Isabelle
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2019
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spelling I10-R372-article-243422024-11-04T18:48:49Z Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844) Diario de un idiota. La exploración del río Pilcomayo por Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844) Combès, Isabelle Pilcomayo Enrique van Nivel Toba Exploration Travelogues Pilcomayo Enrique van Nivel Tobas Exploraciones Literatura de viaje In 1844, Enrique Van Nivel commanded an expedition by land and the Pilcomayo River aimed to find a path towards Paraguay. Since the beginning several authors realized the exagerations and falsehoods in his travel report, regarding both the distance covered and the estimation of indigenous peoples encountered. This paper focuses on another fishy aspect of the diary: the fact that Van Nivel blamed the native groups and particularly his Toba guide Yumay for the failure of his project. En 1844 Enrique Van Nivel dirigió una expedición fluvial y terrestre en el río Pilcomayo, en busca de una salida hacia Paraguay. Muy temprano todos los comentaristas advirtieron las exageraciones y falsedades de su diario de viaje en cuanto a distancia recorrida y número de indígenas. Este artículo se interesa por otro aspecto igualmente amañado de su diario, en el que echa la culpa de su fracaso a los indígenas en general y a su guía toba Yumay en particular. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2019-08-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Antropología social; historia Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24342 10.31048/1852.4826.v12.n2.24342 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019); 93-100 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2019); 93-100 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 12 n. 2 (2019); 93-100 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v12.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24342/24479 Derechos de autor 2019 Isabelle Combès
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Tobas
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Literatura de viaje
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Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
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title Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
title_short Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
title_full Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
title_fullStr Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
title_full_unstemmed Diary of an Idiot. The exploration of the Pilcomayo River by Enrique van Nivel (Bolivia, 1844)
title_sort diary of an idiot. the exploration of the pilcomayo river by enrique van nivel (bolivia, 1844)
description In 1844, Enrique Van Nivel commanded an expedition by land and the Pilcomayo River aimed to find a path towards Paraguay. Since the beginning several authors realized the exagerations and falsehoods in his travel report, regarding both the distance covered and the estimation of indigenous peoples encountered. This paper focuses on another fishy aspect of the diary: the fact that Van Nivel blamed the native groups and particularly his Toba guide Yumay for the failure of his project.
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