Project Gutenberg 2015-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 185 Dobrizhoffer, Martin 1717 1791 Dobritzhofer, Martin An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (2 of 3) Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay," by Martin Dobrizhoffer is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a detailed description of the Abipones, an indigenous equestrian tribe of Paraguay, blending ethnographic observations with the author's experiences as a missionary among them. The book delves into their customs, beliefs, societal structures, and interactions with neighboring tribes and colonizers. The opening of the account introduces the geographic context of the Abipones, explaining their migratory lifestyle in the province of Chaco and the lack of fixed abodes due to constant threats from enemies. Dobrizhoffer outlines their territory, origins, and the names by which they are known, while contemplating theories regarding their ancestry and physical attributes. He presents intriguing insights about their social behavior, focus on survival, and interpretations of their identity relative to neighboring tribes and the impact of European colonization on their existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jesuits -- Missions Abipon Indians Paraguay -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 F2661 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 637561 637565 2024-09-21T08:17:03.570483 2023-09-22T05:41:13.446903 text/html text/html 635615 2015-12-05T10:07:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 288642 2015-12-06T09:17:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 373356 2024-09-21T08:17:12.491456 application/epub+zip 369049 2024-09-21T08:17:04.866432 application/epub+zip 369049 2024-09-21T08:17:04.221453 application/epub+zip 499666 2024-09-21T08:17:18.178370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433941 2024-09-21T08:17:11.728433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434202 2022-09-23T03:39:34.346537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584928 584897 2024-09-21T08:17:02.659470 2023-09-22T05:41:12.494894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 585303 2015-12-05T10:07:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 221750 2015-12-06T09:17:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18721 2024-09-21T08:17:18.317370 application/rdf+xml 16147 2024-09-21T08:17:04.335479 image/jpeg 2508 2024-09-21T08:17:04.267480 image/jpeg 289829 2024-09-21T08:17:03.627435 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog