Relation of Alvar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca: Translated from the Spanish. - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1275799965 ISBN 13: 9781275799967

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012

Synopsis

Title: Relation of Alvar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca: translated from the Spanish.

Author: Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP03218900

CollectionID: CTRG00-B337

PublicationDate: 18710101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: A translation of the first edition, published at Zamora in 1542, under title: "Le relacion que dio Aluar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca de lo acaescido enlas Indias enla armada donde yua por gouernador Paphilo de Narbaez, desde el ano de veynte y siete hasta el ano d treynta y seys ... ." The present edition is a revision of B. Smith's translation privately printed at Washington in 1851. The appendix includes translations of various Spanish documents relating to the expedition of Narvaez and its historian. "Alva[sic] Nunez Cabeca de Vaca [by T.W. Field]" p. 233-354. Memoir of Thomas Buckingham Smith [by J.G. Shea]" p. [255]-263. Includes index.

Collation: x, [11]-300 p., [2] leaves of plates: ports.; 28 cm

Edition details

• Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1275799965
• ISBN 13: 9781275799967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302