Of the 300 Spanish explorers who set out to discover and conquer the wilderness of North America, only four returned -- after covering about 6,000 miles in the course of eight harrowing years. Cabeza de Vaca's incredible account of his 1528-1536 expedition of what is now the southern and southwestern United States and northern Mexico is unparalleled in the history of exploration. The first European to see and report sightings of the buffalo and the Mississippi River, he presents a narrative that crackles with excitement and suspense, from interactions with friendly and hostile Indians and...
Of the 300 Spanish explorers who set out to discover and conquer the wilderness of North America, only four returned -- after covering about 6,000 mil...
This enthralling story of survival is the first major narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36). The author of Castaways (Naufragios), Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition to claim for Spain a vast area that includes today's Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. A shipwreck forced him and a handful of men to make the long westward journey on foot to meet up with Hernan Cortes. In order to survive, Cabeza de Vaca joined native peoples along the way, learning their languages and practices and serving...
This enthralling story of survival is the first major narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36). The author of Castaways...
Cabeza de Vaca came to the New world in 1527 as part of a Spanish expedition to conquer the region north of the Gulf of Mexico. His exploration party lost contact with their ships, set out northward on foot, and traveled, their numbers soon reduced from 300 to 4, across Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico for the next eight years. In addition to being one of the great true adventure stories of all time, Cabeza de Vaca's account of their travels is an unparalleled source of firsthand information on the pre-European Southwest--the variety of its climate, its flora and...
Cabeza de Vaca came to the New world in 1527 as part of a Spanish expedition to conquer the region north of the Gulf of Mexico. His exploration par...
The odyssey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is an extraordinary testament to the human spirit. An unprecedented decade-long death-defying journey through hostile terrain and even more hostile Native tribes make this one of the best adventure stories of ALL-TIME. Out of an initial 300 soldier expedition, only 4 men returned alive. One of them told this narrative. His name was Cabeza de Vaca.
The odyssey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is an extraordinary testament to the human spirit. An unprecedented decade-long death-defying journey throug...
Naufragios y comentarios es un libro de viajes escrito por el conquistador espanol Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Esta obra, no muy conocida para el publico general, es considerada capital en la literatura hispanoamericana del siglo XVI. Para empezar, hay que tener en cuenta que fue publicada solo cincuenta anos despues del Descubrimiento de Colon, por lo que su valor historico e historiografico es indudable. Asi mismo, es el primer libro que trata sobre el sur de Norteamerica la literatura de la epoca, asi como la propia conquista, estaba mas concentrada en Centroamerica y Sudamerica, por lo...
Naufragios y comentarios es un libro de viajes escrito por el conquistador espanol Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Esta obra, no muy conocida para el publ...
Naufragios y comentarios es un libro de viajes escrito por el conquistador espanol Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. En este libro, Cabeza de Vaca narra las vicisitudes de los cuatro unicos supervivientes de la expedicion de Panfilo de Narvaez a Florida (1527), los cuales vivieron entre los indios durante ocho anos como esclavos, comerciantes y curanderos, y atravesaron a pie el suroeste de los actualesEstados Unidos y norte de Mexico hasta que en 1536 lograron volver al territorio bajo control espanol, la colonia de Nueva Galicia dentro del Virreinato de Nueva Espana."
Naufragios y comentarios es un libro de viajes escrito por el conquistador espanol Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. En este libro, Cabeza de Vaca narra las...
