Cruises and imaginary urban explorations and adventures in Honduras
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https://doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i7.1803Keywords:
history, autobiography, adventure, political interest, trade routesAbstract
The summary proposed in this work shows the particular perception of the American traveler William Vincent Wells, who was a great observer and also drive a series of reflections of the Honduran society visited. In this sense the text analysis will be based on the approach in which the travel opens the mind of the writer and leads him to reflect on his notes and the aspects of the city and society. Also it allows an awareness of the historical moment which gives information about the situation of the Honduras nation in the Nineteenth Century. As you may also glimpse what were the primary reasons of the trip; standing different aspects such as the autobiographical story, curiosity, the pursuit of knowledge, greed, lust for fame, adventure seeking, the opening of trade routes and political interest.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i7.1803
Revista Ciencia y Tecnología No. 7, diciembre 2010: 47-62
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