This edition is the first complete English translation, with complete annotations, of The Commentariesby the erudite Spanish soldier-diplomat D. Garc�a de Silva y Figueroa, ambassador to Persia (1614-1624), remarkable for its encyclopedic breadth and ethnographic scope.

This edition is the first complete English translation, with complete annotations, of The Commentaries by the erudite Spanish soldier-diplomat D. García de Silva y Figueroa, ambassador to Persia (1614–1624), remarkable for its encyclopedic breadth and ethnographic scope.

Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 10 (CMR 10) is a history of everything that was written on relations in the period 1600-1700 in the Ottoman and Safavid empires. Its detailed entries contain descriptions, assessments and comprehensive bibliographical details about individual works.

Este libro es el segundo tomo de los comentarios de la embajada española a Persia en el siglo XVII. El autor, D. Garcia de Silva y Figueroa, fue secretario de la embajada y describe la cultura y costumbres persas, la recepción de la embajada en la corte del Shah, y las negociaciones diplomáticas. El segundo tomo se enfoca en la travesía de regreso a España y las ceremonias en honor al embajador. Este libro es una fuente valiosa para los estudiosos de la historia de las relaciones internacionales entre España y Persia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.