The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its native inhabitants. Texas history collection and was provided by unt libraries to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. And, after that, he walked about 1,200 miles in south america as well. This remarkable book about the regions people, landscape, flora, and fauna is. His exploration party lost contact with their ships, set out northward on foot, and traveled, their numbers soon reduced from 300 to 4, across florida, texas, new mexico, arizona, and northern mexico for the next eight years. The first part is his participation in the illfated narvaez expedition to florida of 1528. This is an adventure like no other from 1528 to 1541. Castaways latin american literature and culture book 10 sep 23, 1993. My first book is a childrens biography of his amazing story. Just about every horrible thing that could happen did happen, including battles with indians. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Spanish explorers in the southern united states, 15281543. Thus begins one of the most remarkable adventures in history. His story is in two parts that are related, but could each stand on its own as a complete narrative. The raft held survivors of an illfated spanish expedition to settle florida.
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