Sarmiento travelled extensively in what is today Mexico and Peru. Growing up in Pontevedra, Galicia, in northern Spain, close to the point of the start and finish of the voyages of Columbus, Sarmiento became one of the leading explorers and navigators of his day. Cervantes considered Ercilla to be one of the most talented poets of Spain, and for the country La Araucana is an important document, both for its literary quality and its historical accuracy and portrayal of early Chile.Īlso in 1555, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532-1592) sailed for the New World. As a soldier poet, Ercilla's great epic poem La Araucana, first published in full in 1590, documents the conquistadors in Chile and the fierce resistance by the indigenous Mapuche people.ĭescribed as one of the greatest resistance wars in history, echoes still resonate today in Chile. In October 1555 he joined Alderete on an expedition to Chile. Whilst in London, Ercilla was inspired by the tales of Gerónimo de Alderete of adventures in the New World. This lasted until 1556, when as Philip II, he became King of Spain, and Chile was subsumed back into the Spanish monarchy, whilst keeping its honorific title of Kingdom of Chile.Īccompanying Philip to the marriage celebrations in London was a page, Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533-1594). In celebration of the marriage Philip was given the title of King of Chile, and hence Mary became Queen of Chile.
In 1554 Mary I, Queen of England married Philip of Spain, son of King Carlos V.
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