The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez
The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez (Spanish "Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez") is a 1690 book by , a Mexican writer retelling the story of Alonso Ramírez, a Puerto Rican sailor from his first sailing as a ship's boy in 1675, to his arrival at Yucatan, Mexico. At one point thought to be fictional, historian demonstrated the existence of Ramírez and the accuracy of the account of experiences with pirates, including William Dampier and Duncan Mackintosh[1][2]
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- ^ The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramirez: The True Adventures of a Spanish American with 17th Century Pirates, University of Texas Press, 2011.'
- ^ The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramirez (1690)
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- Biography book stubs
- 1690 books
- Mexican biographies