La irresistible tentación de la búsqueda de la fortuna en las Indias: el clérigo Juan de Valladares en el sur de la Audiencia de Quito (1557-1610)

Authors

  • Jesús Paniagua Pérez
  • Deborah L. Truhán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/ehgha.v0i21.6802

Keywords:

Sur de la audiencia de Quito, siglo XVI, desarrollo económico, mentalidad, Juan de Valladares, iglesia

Abstract

The fabled riches of the Indes pulled Spaniards of all walks of life to the Andes in the sixteenth century. One of these was Juan de Valladares. A secular priest, he went first to Venezuela but soon thereafter established himself in Cuenca, in the south-central highlands of the Audiencia of Quito. His two wills reflect his career as priest, but even more his search for wealth; first in the mines, and later in urban crafts, real estate and possibly commerce. His early riches dwindled away, and at the end of his long life he had little to leave to his heirs or for the salvation of his soul.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Published

1999-12-01

How to Cite

Paniagua Pérez, J., & Truhán, D. L. (1999). La irresistible tentación de la búsqueda de la fortuna en las Indias: el clérigo Juan de Valladares en el sur de la Audiencia de Quito (1557-1610). Estudios humanísticos. Geografía, historia y arte, (21), 115–139. https://doi.org/10.18002/ehgha.v0i21.6802

Issue

Section

Estudios

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>