The plague of ants, a fictional passage in The History of the Indies by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas.

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Chronicle., Passage., Fiction.

Abstract

One of the passages that is considered fiction, as hagiographic folklore, found in the chronicle The History of the Indies, written by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, refers to a great plague of ants, the damage they caused and how, miraculously, it was eradicated. Data from the author and the chronicle are presented, and the fictional passage is studied from narratology and stylistic resources.

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Published

2023-12-15

How to Cite

Ruano Gutiérrez, M. (2023). The plague of ants, a fictional passage in The History of the Indies by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas. Argos Journal, 11(27), 76–86. Retrieved from https://revistaargos.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/argos/article/view/98

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Literary discussion