![]() ![]() ![]() They were warned that, because they are first cousins, their children could have genetic defects (two of their ancestors gave birth to a child with a pig’s tail). The book flashes back to before José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán left Riohacha. The gypsy Melquíades leads this band, and he shares a prophecy written in code with José Arcadio Buendía, prompting him to become obsessed with technology, specifically alchemy. A band of gypsies visits periodically to show the residents inventions like magnifying glasses, magnets, and flying carpets. José Arcadio Buendía oversees the building of the village as his family grows-his sons José Arcadio (I) and Aureliano (later known as Colonel Aureliano Buendía) are born on the way to or in Macondo. While sleeping on a riverbank, José Arcadio Buendía dreams of the town of Macondo, a city made of mirrors, and he determines that the place where they sleep is where they should establish the town. José Arcadio Buendía and his wife, Úrsula Iguarán, set out from Riohacha, Colombia to make a new home for themselves. ![]()
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