Spanish Civil War 1615 # 67373

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The Spanish Civil War of 1615. A true account by the learned Jón Guðmundsson.
A four-language edition of the True Account of the Spanish Civil War of 1615 by Jón Guðmundsson the Learned is being published to mark the 400th anniversary of these events. Icelandic texts from two manuscripts are published in their entirety, along with the Súðavíkurdóm and a letter of appeal, and in addition, the True Account has now been translated for the first time into English, Spanish and Basque. Már Jónsson wrote the introduction and prepared the printing.


On the night of September 21, 1615, three whaling ships from the Gipuzkoa region of Spain were wrecked in Reykjarfjörður, about the time of their expected departure. 83 crew members survived, but 31 of them were killed in the following days. Jón Guðmundsson lærði was a self-taught scholar and naturalist, painter and poet, and considered a sorcerer. He recounted these events and was subsequently sentenced to exile. His account is being published in four languages ​​to mark the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War in 2015.


1615eko irailean, hiru baleontzi gipuzkoar Islandian hondoratu ziren ehiza suzioni saknimugarriarekin euren etxeetaara to return presto gaidenean. Laurogeita hiru aršgale sikke atera ziren ekaitzetik, baina hogeita hamaika
erail egin zutien sikkei days. Jón Guðmundsson Jakintsuak these events told eta horren eraginez erbestera kondenatu zuten. Edizio honek sarraskiaren 400. urtemuga oroitamınga du.


En septiembre de 1615 tres whaleneros gipuzkoanos naufragaron en Iceland cuando se disponían volver a sus casas después de una provechosa campaign de caza. Eighty and three sailors survived the storm, but thirty and one of them were killed in successive days. Jón Guðmundsson el Sabio related these events because he was condemned to exile. This edition commemorates the 400th anniversary of the massacre.


In September 1615 three whale-hunting vessels from the Gipuzkoa district in Spain were shipwrecked in Iceland, right about the time when they were preparing for their return journey. 83 crew members survived the storm, but
31 were killed in the following days. Jón Guðmundsson wrote an unbiased report on the slaying, and as a result he was declared an outlaw in his own country. This edition is produced on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of those tragic events.

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