Mayelana nalo mbhali waseJalimane, ukuqikelela komsebenzi wakhe kuqhathanisa nokungabi khona kwemininingwane yomlando esinayo ngaye. Wazalelwa ngaseHannover, indodana kanjiniyela wezimayini; Ufunde eNyuvesi yaseGöttingen futhi ngokungangabazeki wayeyindoda yezimayini.
Liberal kanye namaProthestani, ethonywe ucwaningo lukaHumboldt, wahlala ezweni lethu iminyaka eyisikhombisa: kusuka ngo-1827 kuya ku-1834; nokho, walinda iminyaka eyi-10 ukushicilela izincwadi zakhe. Lapha wayengumqondisi wemisebenzi yenkampani yamaNgisi iMexico Co futhi kamuva waba ngumqondisi wemigwaqo yesifundazwe sase-Oaxaca.
Isigaba se-zoology se-Essay yakhe sinamaqiniso amaningi athakazelisayo: ukusengwa komnenke onsomi wokudaya izindwangu, i-macaw efunda amavesi, izinja ezinkulu ezisetshenziswa njengezilwane ezingadonswa, ezinye "zinesifumbu esikhulu emhlane wazo", ama-coyotes athi bondliwa ngoju lwezinyosi, izingulube zasendle ezinembobo emhlane lapho bexosha khona into ethile, ngamafuphi, inyathi yasendle enyakatho yezwe "olimi lwayo nenyama ye-hump kubhekwa njengokudla okumnandi […] isikhumba esinamagxolo esihlahla bese besihlikihla ngobuchopho besilwane esishukunyiswe yi-alum ”; Babazingela begibele ihhashi, beza begijimela futhi basika imisipha emilenzeni yabo yangemuva ngokushaya okukodwa.
Lo mkhuba wokuzingela amadada amaningi, namuhla singakubiza ngokulwa nemvelo: “Eqinisweni, amboza amachibi ngokoqobo. AmaNdiya azingela yonke imihlambi yawo futhi lokho okubizwa ngokuthi yiGreat Shot yamadada asemachibini aseTexcoco naseChalco kuyisinye sezibuko ezihluke kakhulu. AmaNdiya akha, eceleni kogu futhi afihlwe ngemuva komhlanga, ibhethri lama-muskets angama-70 noma angama-80 emigqeni emibili: owokuqala, otholakala ngaphansi, umlilo emazingeni amanzi, kanti owesibili uhlelwe ukuze ufinyelele amadada lapho ekhuphuka. Imiphongolo ixhunyaniswe nomugqa wesibhamu, okhanyiswe nge-fuse. Lapho abelusi, behamba ngezikebhe, sebeqoqe umhlambi omkhulu wamadada ngaphakathi kwebanga lebhethri, okuvame ukuthatha amahora ambalwa, kuqhume umlilo futhi ngezikhathi ezithile ubuso bechibi bumbozwe ngamakhulu amadada. abalimele nabafile, abaqoqwa ngezikebhe ezisheshayo ”.
Ngokuphathelene nezinhlanga nezigaba, sikhetha izigaba ezithile, eziningi zazo ezisasebenza ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-21: “Umbala omhlophe wawuthathwa njengowenhlonipho kakhulu futhi ohloniphekile. Njengoba umuntu onegazi elixubekile esondela kulokho obekuhlosiwe, ngezinga elifanayo wanikezwa ilungelo lokufuna amalungelo aphakeme omphakathi […] Izombusazwe zaseSpain zathandwa futhi zafaka umfutho kulo mbhedo […] Wonke umuntu uyaphikelela ekuthathweni njengomlungu yize ukuvela futhi ayikho injabulo enkulu noma ukuncoma okunganikezwa omama kunokudumisa umbala omhlophe wezingane zabo […] "
“UmNdiya waseMexico njengamanje ngokuvamile uzimisele, uthule futhi ucishe abe nomunyu, inqobo nje uma umculo nesiphuzo esidakayo kungavusi umoya wakhe obalulekile futhi kumjabulise futhi akhulume. Lokhu kubucayi sekuvele kubonakala ezinganeni, ezineminyaka emihlanu noma eyisithupha ubudala zibonakala zinamandla amakhulu okuqonda kunalezo ezisenyakatho neYurophu eminyakeni eyisishiyagalolunye noma eyishumi […] "
“UmNdiya wanamuhla ufunda kalula, uqonda masinyane futhi unengqondo efanele futhi enempilo, kanye nengqondo yemvelo. Ucabanga ngokuthula nangokubanda, ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa umcabango ophakeme noma umuzwa ongazinzile […] AmaNdiya azizwa ethanda izingane zawo futhi aziphatha ngokucophelela nangobumnandi obukhulu, kwesinye isikhathi aze adlulele ”.
"Okuheha kakhulu futhi okuhehayo yizembatho zephathi zabesifazane besimame besigaba esithile senhlalo, okunezelwa kuzo amantombazane asendlini, abapheki, izisebenzi zasendlini ngisho nabesifazane abathile baseNdiya abacebile abavela lapha nalaphaya [...]"
“Kuqala kuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu umfokazi ukuthi abantu besigaba esiphansi, ngisho nabakhongi uqobo, bakhulumisane nenkosi nesipho, bese beshintshana ngemisho ehlonipheke kakhulu, ejwayelekile emasikweni amahle kakhulu abaphezulu umphakathi ".
"Ukuzijabulisa kwabantu baseMexico kunesici futhi kuyisisekelo salo ukuthambekela kwazo zonke izigaba zabantu ngemidlalo yenhlanhla nazo zonke izinhlobo zokugembula [...]"
“Ekushiseni iziqhumane zokudumisa uNkulunkulu nabangcwele, okungenani kusetshenziswa isibhamu esiningi eMexico njengasezimpini zombango eziqhubekayo. Imvamisa vele sekusekuseni ukuzinikela kwabathembekile kwaziswa emphakathini ngokwethulwa kwamarokhethi angenakubalwa, inganono, isibhamu, isibhamu nodoli. Umdumo ongapheli wezinsimbi ujoyina umsindo osuvele uvala izindlebe, ophazanyiswa isikhathi esithile kuphela ukuze uqale kabusha phakathi nantambama nasebusuku ”.
Ake sithole ngezokuthutha ezisuka eMexico ziya eVeracruz: “Eminyakeni engaphezu kweyishumi edlule umugqa wezihlalo zesitimela zalo mgwaqo omkhulu wenziwa osomabhizinisi baseNyakatho Melika. Izinqola ezine zamahhashi zenziwe eNew York futhi zikhululekile futhi zivulekile ngokwanele kubantu abayisithupha. Abaqeqeshi baseNyakatho Melika bashayela besuka ebhokisini futhi cishe njalo begijima. Uhamba ngejubane elikhulu kulezi zimoto, kodwa azihambi ebusuku ”.
Le nkonzo yasendulo iyaqhubeka, kuze kube manje, esigcawini senhloko-dolobha yaseSanto Domingo: “Yimuphi umuntu ongamazi owayengeke amqaphele eMeya yasePlaza nasezindaweni ezizungezile lawo madoda ayegqoke kahle ahlinzekwa ngosiba, uyinki nephepha, ehlezi emthunzini mat noma ngubani ozulazula esixukwini esinikela ngezinsizakalo zaso kubantu abavamile kubuciko bokubhala? Babizwa ngokuthi abavangeli futhi babhala incwadi yothando enesikhungo esifanayo njengesicelo esisemthethweni, idokhumende yokubika, isikhalazo noma ukwethula enkantolo. "
