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    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition"
    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition"
    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition"
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    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition"

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    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9781535820806
    A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition"

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      A Study Guide for Alvar Nuaez Cabeza de Vaca's "Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition" - Gale

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      Chronicle of the Narváez Expedition

      Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

      1555

      Introduction

      The Chronicle of the Narváez Expedition (1555) is Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's account of his years as a survivor of a doomed Spanish mission, lost in what is now the southern part of the United States. The expedition landed at present-day Tampa Bay, Florida, and moved from Florida to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. The Chronicle is the first published book by a European about what was to became the United States. Originally published in Spanish as La relación que dio Aluar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca de lo acaescido en las Indians en la armada donde yua por gouernador Pamphilo de Narbeaz in 1542, revised and expanded as La Relacion y comentarios del gouernador Aluar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1555, the book fueled interest in exploring and conquering North America among its original readers. Cabeza de Vaca included information about gold and copper, as well as other metals and minerals in the area, objects of desire for many an explorer who followed him.

      Cabeza de Vaca was a member of an expedition that left Spain in 1527 headed by Pánfilo de Narváez, who was to be the governor of what the Spanish called La Florida. Even before arriving there, the voyagers dealt with many problems, including a hurricane that sank two of its ships. At Narváez's insistence, most of the expedition party moved inland to explore and claim territory. Only Cabeza de Vaca and three others of the original crew who took the inland journey made it back to Spain alive.

      The text of the Chronicle details the author's often challenging experiences as a member of the expedition. Cabeza de Vaca spent many years moving through territory not previously seen or explored by Europeans, suffering from soul-crushing hunger, thirst, and physical pain. He was among the first white men to see bison, and he writes about the many Indian tribes he encountered and lived with, their social customs, and the local land, flora, and fauna. Eventually, Cabeza de Vaca and the three other men remaining from the original expedition found other Spaniards and reached Mexico City in 1536, and they were able to return to Europe in

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