Liberate America From The Tyrannical Spain: Imaginary Or Project? Dutch Expeditions To Chile (1599-1642)
Abstract
Between 1599 and 1643 five Dutch expeditions approached the Chilean coast for commercial reasons. Among their accounts there are common ideas about the fertility of the territory, the courage of its inhabitants and the horrific tyranny to which Spain subjected them. Based on Benjamin Schmidt’s innovative study, we analyze how, in addition to commercial interests, there were ideas about a project for the liberation of America. This is an idealized representation, but it shows that the construction of the European image of the “New World” and of Chile in particular was much more diverse and complex than is usually considered. Analyzing the complex cultural relationship —real and imaginary— between Europe and America is fundamental to understanding and questioning our own identity in the present.
Keywords: Dutch expeditions, Chile, Travel Representations, Imaginaries, 17th Century.
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