The Florida of the Inca: The Fabulous De Doto Story“Great endurances and deeds were surviving treasures for the soul that marched with DeSoto, and this book is their richest storehouse.” –The New York Times Book Review Perhaps the most amazing thing of all about Garcilaso de la Vega’s epic account of the De Soto expedition is the fact that, although it is easily the first great classic of American history, it had never before received a complete or otherwise adequate English translation in the 346 years which have elapsed since its publication in Spanish. Now the Inca’s thrilling narrative comes into its own in the English-speaking world. Hernando de Soto’s expedition for the conquest of North America was the most ambitious ever to brave the perils of the New World. Garcilaso tells in remarkably rich detail of the conquistadors’ wanderings over half a continent, of the unbelievable vicissitudes which beset them, of the indigenous people whom they sought to win for King and Church and by whose hands most of them died, of De Soto’s death, and of the final pitiful failure of the expedition. “When you regretfully lay aside this extraordinary volume and add it to your shelf of favorite titles, you will appreciate the tremendous adventure into history which you have had.” –San Francisco Examiner “A distinguished and beautiful book, greatly translated.” –New York Herald Tribune “A marvelous and important adventure story, admirably translated, skillfully edited, and most beautifully printed. It is a sensational first book for the University of Texas Press and should be a best seller in its class.” –Herbert E. Bolton, leading authority on Spanish explorations in the Americas |
Contents
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THE FIRST BOOK | 1 |
Other explorers who have gone to Florida | 10 |
CHAPTER VBoth the writs authorizing the conquest and the great | 18 |
What happened to the armada on the first night | 24 |
CHAPTER IX A four day naval battle between two ships in | 31 |
CHAPTER XIThe festivities given in honor of the Governor | 37 |
The army leaves Cofachiqui in two sections | 322 |
CHAPTER XIXSome of the great spiritual endowments of | 330 |
How they extract the pearls from their shells | 337 |
The Cacique Coza offers his lands to the Gover | 344 |
The Governor arrives in Mauvilla where he finds | 352 |
CHAPTER XXVITascaluzas council resolves to kill the Spaniards | 358 |
CHAPTER XXVIII A continuation of the battle of Mauvila through | 366 |
CHAPTER XXXThe efforts that the Spaniards made to aid them | 376 |
The Governor goes to Havana The preparations | 44 |
CHAPTER XV The issues between Hernán Ponce de León | 51 |
THE FIRST PART | 57 |
The tortures which an Indian chief inflicted upon | 63 |
CHAPTER IVThe magnanimity of the Curaca or Cacique Mucozo | 70 |
What happened between Juan Ortiz and the Span | 78 |
CHAPTER VIIIThe mother of Mucozo arrives in great anxiety | 86 |
CHAPTER XHow the exploration was begun The entrance of | 92 |
The account which Baltasar de Gallegos sent | 100 |
CHAPTER XIVWhat the two Spaniards experienced on their | 108 |
CHAPTER XVThirty lancers with a supply of biscuits set out | 114 |
The Governor arrives at the province of Ocali | 121 |
CHAPTER XIXThe Spaniards construct a bridge and cross | 127 |
The arrogant and foolish reply of Vitachuco | 134 |
Vitachuco commands his captains to conclude | 142 |
CHAPTER XXIVHow they seized Vitachuco The outbreak | 145 |
What the Governor did with the three Indians | 153 |
A foolhardy action which Vitachuco ordained | 161 |
CHAPTER XXXThe Governor continues to Osachile Herein | 168 |
The Spaniards come to the famous province of Apa | 175 |
The continuous fighting which lasted until | 181 |
CHAPTER VThe hardships which Juan de Añasco experienced | 186 |
Thirty lancers make preparations to return to | 193 |
CHAPTER IXThe journey of the thirty lancers continues to | 199 |
CHAPTER XIThe Cacique of Apalache goes by order of the Gover | 205 |
An account of the journey of the thirty cavaliers | 212 |
CHAPTER XVAn account of the journey of the thirty cavaliers | 219 |
The things that Captains Juan de Añasco | 227 |
CHAPTER XIX Pedro Calderón crosses the great swamp and arrives | 237 |
CHAPTER XXIBy persisting in the struggle Pedro Calderón | 243 |
The Governor sends an account of his discovery | 249 |
CHAPTER XXVSome dangerous fighting which occurred in Apa | 256 |
Of the History of Florida by the Inca tells of the departure | 261 |
The Spaniards arrive in Altapaha The manner | 267 |
CHAPTER IVTreats of the Curaca Cofaqui and the great hospi | 274 |
The Governor and his army find themselves in great | 282 |
A special story about the hunger the Spaniards | 290 |
CHAPTER XThe mistress of Cofachiqui comes to talk with | 297 |
The Indian ambassador destroys himself and Juan | 305 |
Juan de Añasco returns to the army without | 309 |
CHAPTER XVThe splendors found in the temple and burial place | 315 |
CHAPTER XXXIIWhat the Spaniards did after the battle | 383 |
Two laws that the Indians of Florida observe | 389 |
Our men camp in Chicaza The Indians inflict | 397 |
Notable deeds that occurred in the battle | 405 |
THE FOURTH BOOK | 413 |
Many Spaniards die for lack of salt How they arrive | 421 |
CHAPTER VThe Spaniards leave Chisca and construct barges | 428 |
CHAPTER VIIBoth Indians and Spaniards go against Capaha | 434 |
The Casquins sack the town and the burial place | 438 |
CHAPTER XThe Governor twice supports Casquin and makes | 446 |
The army arrives at Colima discovers a process | 453 |
CHAPTER XIVA fight between a Tula Indian and four Spaniards | 460 |
CHAPTER XVIThe good winter passed in Utiangue A treason | 468 |
The Spaniards enter Naguatex where one of them | 475 |
The Governor leaves Guancane passes through seven | 483 |
wada How Guachoya visits the General and both return | 490 |
An account of other cruelties of the Guachoyas | 493 |
CHAPTER VIIIThe two burials that they gave to the Adelantado | 501 |
THE SECOND PART | 507 |
CHAPTER IIIThe Spaniards kill the guide A particular act of | 514 |
The intolerable hardships that the Spaniards suffered | 527 |
Two Curacas come in peace The Spaniards talk | 535 |
CHAPTER IXTen Curacas form a league against the Spaniards | 539 |
CHAPTER XIThe Spaniards wound an Indian spy the complaint | 547 |
In order to complete the brigantines a Spanish | 554 |
The punishment given the messengers of the league | 562 |
The Spaniards choose commanders for the caravels | 569 |
CHAPTER IVThe manner of fighting which the Indians employed | 577 |
CHAPTER VII Because of the lack of prudence of one Spaniard | 585 |
The number of leagues that the Spaniards journeyed | 592 |
CHAPTER XIThe Spaniards set sail The outcome of the first | 598 |
A wild storm which two caravels ran and | 605 |
CHAPTER XVWhat happened to the three captain explorers | 611 |
How the Spaniards went to Mexico The fine | 621 |
CHAPTER XXOur Spaniards spread out into divers parts of | 630 |
The number of Christians both secular | 637 |
LEAF OF PRIVILEGE | 644 |
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