The Journey Of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca: And His Companions From Florida To The Pacific, 1528-1536 (1905) - Hardcover

Vaca, Alvar Nunez Cabeza De

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1165008653 ISBN 13: 9781165008650

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions from Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536"" is a historical account of the expedition led by Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. The book, first published in 1905, chronicles the journey of Cabeza de Vaca and his companions as they traveled from Florida to the Pacific coast of Mexico, enduring numerous hardships and facing many challenges along the way.Cabeza de Vaca and his companions were part of a larger expedition led by Panfilo de Narvaez. However, after a disastrous landing in Florida, the group became separated and Cabeza de Vaca and his companions were forced to make their way westward on foot. Over the course of eight years, they traveled through present-day Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, encountering various Native American tribes and learning about their customs and traditions.The book provides a detailed account of the expedition, including descriptions of the landscape, the flora and fauna, and the interactions between the Spanish explorers and the Native Americans they encountered. It also explores the cultural and religious beliefs of the different groups, as well as the political and economic systems that existed at the time.Overall, ""The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions from Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536"" is a fascinating historical document that provides insight into the early exploration of the Americas and the complex relationships between the Spanish explorers and the Native American tribes they encountered.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

David W. Whitehead is the founder of CryptoQuest, an organization dedicated to the study of all things "hidden" (Fortean phenomena, the paranormal, lost civilizations, cryptozoology, etc.) He has personally led expeditions into Florida swamps and Islands to search for buried treasure and archaeological mysteries. He majored in Archaeology, studied Cryptozoology and is one of the world's first Cryptoarchaeologists. He has investigated the hidden secrets of the swamps and rivers of Florida, the jungles of Central America, deserts of Peru and the crypts and castles of Europe. He has personally investigated and documented many of the sites visited by Cabeza de Vaca and Hernando DeSoto in their journeys.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1165008653
• ISBN 13: 9781165008650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Bandelier Adolphe Francis