José de Acosta
José Acosta}}José de Acosta, SJ (1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain) was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the Andes in 1570 related to the atmosphere being too thin for human needs; a variety of altitude sickness is now referred to as ''Acosta's disease''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Historia natural y moral de las Indias en que se tratan de las cosas notables del cielo metales plantas y animales dellas y los ritos y ceremonias leyes y gobierno de los indios / by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
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Obras del p. José de Acosta de la compañía de Jesús / by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
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Historia natural y moral de las Indias : en que se tratan las cosas notables del cielo, elementos, metales, plantas y animales de ellas; y de los ritos, ceremonias, leyes, gobierno... by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
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Obras clásicas para la historia de Iberoamérica Juan Pérez Tudeta y Bueso (comp.).
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