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This epic poem is considered, by most, unique because of the treatment given to the characters. In most of the epic poems there is a hero that is, usually, courageous and always victorious at the end. In this epic we do not see such a thing. The
Indians are exalted but almost all of them are dead at
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The deceased Sepé appears, in a dream, to
Cacambo suggesting him to set fire in the enemy camp. Cacambo succeeds in following Sepé's suggestion but is murdered when he gets back to the Jesuit camp by the order of the priest Balda, which wants to turn his own son, Baldetta, into the chief of the
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In the second part of the poem the Indian chiefs, Sepé and
Cacambo, try to negotiate with the Portuguese general on the margin of the Uruguai River. The agreement is impossible once the Portuguese Jesuits denied to accept the Spanish domain over their lands. After this the Indians, led by Sepé,
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This epic, different from the others, doesn't start with the traditional dedication of the poem or the proposition. In the first Canto of the poem the author shows us a battlefield filled with wreckage and corpses, mainly Indian, and, coming back in time the poet presents the passage of the
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As seen, the author criticizes the wars that are moved by economical interests such as the GuaranĂ War, that ended with most of the
Indians killed and the survivors being used as slaves. Another interesting fact is that, during the battles described in the poem there is no influence of the
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In this part the poet shows the march of the Luso-Hispanic army over the Jesuit camp, where is being prepared the marriage of
Baldetta and Lindoia. Lindoia, besides, prefers death. Upon the arrival of the Portuguese troops, the Indians withdraw after burning the village.
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At the end of the epic, the poet shows his opinions about the
Jesuits blaming them for the massacre of the Indians by the Portuguese troops. Homage is paid to Portuguese General Gomes Freire de Andrade, who protects and respects the surviving Indians.
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Santos, Tailane da Silva; Alvez, LĂdia Maria NazarĂ©; de
Azevedo, Ivete Monteiro (November 2016). "A REPRESENTAĂĂO DO ĂNDIO NA OBRA "O URAGUAI" DE BASĂLIO DA GAMA E NA OBRA "MACUNAĂMA" DE MĂRIO DE ANDRADE".
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bravely fight the
Portuguese army but they are subjugated by the Portuguese's fire weapons. Sepé dies in this battle and Cacambo leads the withdrawal of the Guarani army.
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Uruguay (a Historical Romance of South America): The Sir Richard F. Burton Translation, Huntington Library Manuscript HM 27954
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271:Translation
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184:GuaranĂ War
86:GuaranĂ War
919:War poetry
894:1769 poems
888:Categories
686:Kalevipoeg
626:Tamil Nadu
490:Azerbaijan
287:References
250:Canto III.
164:by writer
160:is a 1769
148:Wikisource
82:Subject(s)
76:Portuguese
777:LÄÄplÄsis
608:Shahnameh
508:Trai Bhet
454:O Uraguai
420:Argentina
338:2107-0806
277:O Uraguai
257:Canto IV.
243:Canto II.
200:Indianism
180:O Uraguai
162:epic poem
157:O Uraguai
141:O Uraguai
96:Epic poem
29:O Uraguai
872:Sundiata
854:Ethiopia
795:Portugal
698:Kalevala
651:Ramakien
645:Thailand
576:Malaysia
546:Ramayana
502:Cambodia
461:Caramuru
413:Americas
264:Canto V.
236:Canto I.
231:Synopsis
119:Unrhymed
92:Genre(s)
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716:Germany
692:Finland
680:Estonia
674:Beowulf
668:England
521:Georgia
515:Reamker
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62:Country
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18:Uruguay
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