František Xaverský Eder: Opis provincie Moxov v Peruánskom kráľovstve
Franciscus Xavier Eder: The Description of the Province of Moxos in the Peruvian Kingdom

Summary/Abstract: Franciscus Xavier Eder was a Jesuit missionary, who served in the Peruvian province Moxitania among native people called Moxos. Upon his return home, he wrote a manuscript that was edited by Pal Mako and published in 1791. Entitled Descriptio Provinciae Moxitarum in Regno Peruano, the work provides us with a picture of the Peruvian kingdom (the official name was the Viceroyalty of Peru), the province of Moxitania, as well as the customs and the way of life of the indigenous inhabitants of this region. The present text is the first and last chapter of that work describing the position of the Peruvian kingdom, in particular its centre, the city of Lima, and focusing on the settlements of already Christianized Moxos.

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