The Narrative of Cabeza de VacaThis edition of ?lvar N£_ez Cabeza de Vaca?s Relaci¢n offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca?s account of the 1527 P¾nfilo de Narv¾ez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, and it highlights Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers in a manner seldom seen in writings of the period. ø In this English-language edition, reproduced from their award-winning three-volume set, Adorno and Pautz supplement the engrossing account with a general introduction that orients the reader to Cabeza de Vaca?s world. They also provide explanatory notes, which resolve many of the narrative?s most perplexing questions. This highly readable translation fires the imagination and illuminates the enduring appeal of Cabeza de Vaca?s experience for a modern audience. |
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Adorno and Pautz ahead Alonso del Castillo Álvar Núñez Cabeza America Andrés Dorantes Apalache Apalachen arrived arrows Avavares bison brought Cabeza de Vaca called carried Castile Chapter Christians coastal Cortés's Covarrubias cross Culiacán cure customs deer departed Diego Dorantes and Castillo DRAE Esquivel Estevanico exploration Figueroa Florida Peninsula four survivors gave governor Gulf of Mexico horses houses hunger Indians Indies Joint Report journey killed land leagues Lord maize Melchior Díaz men's México-Tenochtitlán narration narrative Narváez expedition Narváez expeditionaries native night northern Nueva Galicia overland Oviedo Palmas Pánfilo de Narváez port prickly pears Quevenes raft reference region remained returned Río Conchos Río Pánuco Río Petatlán Río Yaqui river Santisteban del Puerto settlement ships sick Sierra Sinaloa South Sea Spain Spanish spring of 1533 things told took trees Vaca's account Vaca's relación Valladolid village women
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Page 182 - Aluar nunez cabeca de vaca, de lo acaescido en las dos jornadas que hizo a las Indias.