Project Gutenberg 2013-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 776 Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Núñez Vaca, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de De Vaca, Alvar Núñez Cabeza Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, active 16th century Castaneda de Najera, Pedro de Castañeda Nájera, Pedro Castañeda, Pedro De Nájera, Pedro de Castañeda Nágera, Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de Castañeda de Nagera, Pedro de Castaneda de Knight of Elvas Elvas, Knight of Gentleman of Elvas Fidalgo de Elvas Elvas, Fidalgo de Franklin, Jameson J. 1859 1937 Hodge, Frederick Webb 1864 1956 Hodge, F. W. (Frederick Webb) Hodge, Frederick W. Lewis, Theodore Hayes 1856 Lewis, T. H. (Theodore Hayes) Lewis, Theodore H. Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543. The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca. The Narrative of the Expedition of Hernando De Soto by the Gentleman of Elvas Original Narratives of Early American History Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543" by Núñez Cabeza de Vaca et al. is a historical account likely compiled in the early 20th century. This work presents the narratives of notable Spanish explorers who ventured into the southern regions of what is now the United States during the early 16th century. The book covers the harrowing journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his companions, detailing their struggles with nature, indigenous peoples, and their attempts at survival amidst dire circumstances. The opening of this historical text introduces readers to the significant context and framework behind the expeditions undertaken by the Spanish. It begins with the disastrous voyage led by Pánfilo de Narváez, which faced numerous challenges, including shipwrecks and extreme weather conditions. As Cabeza de Vaca narrates, they battle starvation, treachery, and hostile encounters with Native Americans while desperately attempting to navigate their way towards safety and a return to civilization. The text highlights not only the physical struggles faced by the explorers but also begins to delve into the complexities of their interactions with various indigenous tribes they encounter along their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42841/42841-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542 Florida -- History -- To 1565 America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 1510-1554 E011 Text Category: Adventure Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1295876 2025-10-17T09:42:58.051471 text/html 1242598 2024-10-23T16:05:16 text/html 445565 2025-10-17T09:43:25.405828 application/epub+zip 466540 2025-10-17T09:43:05.583457 application/epub+zip 466541 2025-10-17T09:43:01.779493 application/epub+zip 910643 2025-10-17T09:43:37.276760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720294 2025-10-17T09:43:19.455851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720729 2022-09-19T14:42:59.702222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949378 2025-10-17T09:42:55.066514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 929280 2024-10-23T16:05:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21824 2025-10-17T09:43:37.469753 application/rdf+xml 14456 2025-10-17T09:43:02.061427 image/jpeg 3247 2025-10-17T09:43:01.924432 image/jpeg 404490 2025-10-17T09:42:58.133444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia