Memory of the World; 2012 - unesdoc - Unesco

against the Spanish rule. However, he was unsuccessful
and was taken into custody by the Spanish in 1812 and then
spent the last four years of his life in prison in Cadiz, Spain.
Don Francisco de Miranda was one of the most
important chronicle writers of his time and he
committed himself to preserving the traces of an era
of profound change. He travelled all over Europe,
Asia Minor and the Atlantic coast of the United States
of America, the result of which was a vast account
of personal observations on different topics and an
outstanding compilation of documents and personal
letters to and from important personalities of the time.
His archives cover the final years of the 18th century and � A detail from Miranda’s illustration of a battle at sea.
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