Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents the transcriptions and annotated translations of fifteen key historical documents concerning the Tapuia indigenous people written just before and during the Dutch occupation of northeastern Brazil. The selected documents vary widely in type, including letters, descriptions, reports, first-person declarations, diaries, and transcripts of interrogations, thereby showcasing different perspectives and audiences. Some of the documents were authored by European writers, while others register indigenous voices somewhat more directly in the form of interviews or declarations. These texts provide important first-hand information about the Tapuia and other indigenous peoples during the Dutch conquest, revealing their cultural practices and knowledge while also detailing their strategic engagements with each other and with different European colonizers.
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments List of Figures Introduction 1 Before Meeting the Tapuia 2 The Tapuia Deal 3 Indirect Indigenous Rule and the Portuguese Revolt 4 Tapuia Life Note on the Translation 1 Declaration of Gaspar Paraupaba (1628) 2 Description of Pernambuco or Declaration of Gaspar Paraupaba (1637) 3 Interrogation of Andries Tacoe (1631) 4 Memoir of Marcilliean (C. 1631) 5 Letter of Pedro Potij (C. 1631) 6 First Journal of Joris Garstman (1634) 7 Second Journal of Joris Garstman (1634) 8 Description by Gerrit Hulck (1635) 9 Description by Elias Herckmans (1639) 10 Description by Zacharias Wagener (1641) 11 Description by Gerardus Vossius (1641) 12 Description by Johannes de Laet (1644) 13 Journal of Jacob Rabbi (1648) 14 Description by Caspar van Baerle (1647) 15 Journal of Roulox Baro (1651) Epilogue Glossary Bilbiography Index
