A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DOS CRONISTAS COLONIAIS E MISSIONÁRIOS PARA O CONHECIMENTO DO TERRITÓRIO BRASILEIRO
Abstract
Este artigo dá uma contribuição à história do pensamento geográfico, enfatizando os aspectos desta ciência a partir das observações e anotações sobre o nosso território (do descobrimento ao século XVIII) realizadas pelos primeiros missionários e cronistas coloniais.
Palavras chave: cronistas colonias, biogeografia, pensamento geográfico
ABSTRACT
This article gives a contribution to the history of the geographical thought, emphasizing the aspects of this science starting from the observations and annotations on our territory (of the discovery a century XVIII) accomplished by the first missionaries and colonial reports.
Key words: colonial reporters, biogeography, geographical tought
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