In this Book
- The South American Expeditions, 1540-1545
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of New Mexico Press
summary
This book is one of the great first-person accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. Morrow’s new translation makes Cabeza deVaca’s adventures available to a wide English-speaking audience for the first time.
Table of Contents
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- Translator’s Note
- pp. xiii-xx
- 10: The Indians Are Afraid of Horses
- pp. 22-23
- 26: The Governor Breaks His Enemies
- pp. 57-58
- 38: The Town of Asunci
- pp. 80-81
- 39: The Return of Domingo de Irala
- pp. 82-84
- 40: What Gonzalo de Mendoza Wrote
- pp. 85-86
- 43: The Friars Flee
- pp. 90-91
- 48: The Horses Embark from the Port
- pp. 99-100
- 51: The Guaxarapos Parley with the Governor
- pp. 108-109
- 54: The Indian Farmers of Puerto Reyes
- pp. 116-118
- 56: The Governor Speaks with the Chaneses
- pp. 120-121
- 59: The Governor Sends Word to the Xarayes
- pp. 125-129
- 76: Turbulence and Uproar Abound in the Land
- pp. 168-169
- 79: The Friars Flee Again
- pp. 174-175
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- pp. 229-232
Additional Information
ISBN
9780826350657
Related ISBN(s)
9780826350633
MARC Record
OCLC
762324968
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No