We Came Naked And Barefoot: The Journey Of Cabeza De Vaca Across North America (texas Archaeology And Ethnohistory Series)
by Alex D. Krieger /
2002 / English / PDF
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In 1527 a doomed expedition left Spain for Florida. Most of the 600
men were lost when the fleet was wrecked off Texas. Four men
escaped, including Cabeza de Vaca, only to endure six years of
captivity by Native Americans. In 1536 they arrived in Mexico City
having escaped and walked at least 1,500 miles across North
America. For years historians have debated the path that the men
took; this book examines the accounts of the survivors and debates
the value of each suggested route. Krieger's discussion, which was
largely written in the 1950s and only now published, is full of
extracts from primary sources. Much of the second half of the book
comprises a complete English translation of the Account of the
Disasters by Cabeza de Vaca himself.
In 1527 a doomed expedition left Spain for Florida. Most of the 600
men were lost when the fleet was wrecked off Texas. Four men
escaped, including Cabeza de Vaca, only to endure six years of
captivity by Native Americans. In 1536 they arrived in Mexico City
having escaped and walked at least 1,500 miles across North
America. For years historians have debated the path that the men
took; this book examines the accounts of the survivors and debates
the value of each suggested route. Krieger's discussion, which was
largely written in the 1950s and only now published, is full of
extracts from primary sources. Much of the second half of the book
comprises a complete English translation of the Account of the
Disasters by Cabeza de Vaca himself.
