author
Lucio V. Mansilla
1831–1913
A soldier, diplomat, journalist, and storyteller, he turned a remarkably eventful life into some of the liveliest prose in 19th-century Argentine literature. He is especially remembered for Una excursión a los indios ranqueles, a genre-blending classic shaped by travel, politics, and sharp observation.
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Una Excursión a los Indios Ranqueles - Tomo 1
by Lucio V. Mansilla
Una excursión a los indios ranqueles - Tomo 2
by Lucio V. Mansilla
About the author
Born in Buenos Aires in 1831, he moved through public life in many roles: army officer, politician, diplomat, journalist, and writer. That unusually broad experience gave his work its conversational energy and worldly range, and it also made him a vivid witness to the making of modern Argentina.
He is best known today for Una excursión a los indios ranqueles (1870), an account of his journey into Ranquel Indigenous territory that became one of the landmark books of Argentine literature. Readers also remember him for the Entre-nos. Causeries pieces, where his voice feels witty, direct, and surprisingly modern.
Mansilla spent part of his later life in Europe and died in Paris in 1913. His writing still stands out for its curiosity, irony, and ease with memoir, reportage, and reflection all at once.