Carlos Fitzcarrald
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Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald (1862 – 9 July 1897)[1] was a Peruvian rubber baron from the city of Iquitos. He was of mixed Irish-American and Peruvian descent and he served as an inspiration for Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo[2]. Today the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province is named after him.
[edit] References
- ^ Sevillano, Alfonso Cueva (2004) (in Spanish). Diccionario histórico biográfico: peruanos ilustres. A.F.A. Editores Importadores. pp. 222.
- ^ Iquitosnews.com, The Myth of Fitzcarraldo
