The Emptied Amazon · claim AMZ-C077 · Observation rung · The 1542 account

Antonio de Herrera's account of the Orellana voyage follows Carvajal's Relación very closely, almost to the letter, according to Medina (1894).

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Medina 1894, Introducción, p. x (archive.org djvu full text)

“y la sigue muy de cerca, casi al pie de la letra”

Evidence

Supports· moderateAMZ-E093

Herrera followed Carvajal's Relación almost to the letter (Medina)

what the source states: Medina: Antonio de Herrera had the Relación before him "y la sigue muy de cerca, casi al pie de la letra", in keeping with his method of extracting documents; Medina cites three 'Afirma el P. Carvajal' passages from Década V, lib. VIII.
what we infer: Any narrative derived from Herrera (e.g. Markham 1859's Orellana text) is not an independent witness to the voyage but a redaction of Carvajal.
limitations: Medina's characterization; the collation is not printed.

Gaspar de Carvajal (1542)Unverified

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