05258nam 2200733 a 450 991081560690332120240418035645.00-292-79638-210.7560/743502(CKB)1000000000461900(SSID)ssj0000269546(PQKBManifestationID)11217192(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269546(PQKBWorkID)10243892(PQKB)10928938(MiAaPQ)EBC3443110(Au-PeEL)EBL3443110(CaPaEBR)ebr10194788(OCoLC)607782287(DE-B1597)586564(OCoLC)1280943915(DE-B1597)9780292796386(EXLCZ)99100000000046190020020404d2002 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWe came naked and barefoot[electronic resource] the journey of Cabeza de Vaca across North America /Alex D. Krieger ; edited by Margery H. Krieger ; foreword and afterword by Thomas R. Hester1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press2002xvii, 318 pTexas archaeology and ethnohistory seriesIncludes translations of Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca's Relación y comentarios and of Fernández de Oviedo y Váldes' Historia general y natural de las Indias, book 35, chapters 1-7.0-292-74350-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-309) and index.Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- Foreword (Thomas R. Hester) -- Preface -- Part I: INTRODUCTION -- Part II: THE JOURNEY OF CABEZA DE VACA -- Part III: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- Afterword (Thomas R. Hester) -- Appendix 1: ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTERS (RELACIÓN DE LOS NAUFRAGIOS) (Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca) -- Appendix 2: HISTORIA GENERAL Y NATURAL DE LAS INDIAS Book 35, Chapters I-VII (Gonzalo Fernando de Oviedo y Valdez) -- References -- Supplemental References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.Perhaps no one has ever been such a survivor as álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. Member of a 600-man expedition sent out from Spain to colonize "La Florida" in 1527, he survived a failed exploration of the west coast of Florida, an open-boat crossing of the Gulf of Mexico, shipwreck on the Texas coast, six years of captivity among native peoples, and an arduous, overland journey in which he and the three other remaining survivors of the original expedition walked some 1,500 miles from the central Texas coast to the Gulf of California, then another 1,300 miles to Mexico City. The story of Cabeza de Vaca has been told many times, beginning with his own account, Relación de los naufragios, which was included and amplified in Gonzalo Fernando de Oviedo y Váldez's Historia general de las Indias. Yet the route taken by Cabeza de Vaca and his companions remains the subject of enduring controversy. In this book, Alex D. Krieger correlates the accounts in these two primary sources with his own extensive knowledge of the geography, archaeology, and anthropology of southern Texas and northern Mexico to plot out stage by stage the most probable route of the 2,800-mile journey of Cabeza de Vaca. This book consists of several parts, foremost of which is the original English version of Alex Krieger's dissertation (edited by Margery Krieger), in which he traces the route of Cabeza de Vaca and his companions from the coast of Texas to Spanish settlements in western Mexico. This document is rich in information about the native groups, vegetation, geography, and material culture that the companions encountered. Thomas R. Hester's foreword and afterword set the 1955 dissertation in the context of more recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries, some of which have supported Krieger's plot of the journey. Margery Krieger's preface explains how she prepared her late husband's work for publication. Alex Krieger's original translations of the Cabeza de Vaca and Oviedo accounts round out the volume.Texas archaeology and ethnohistory series.Indians of North AmericaHistory16th centuryIndians of North AmericaSouthwest, NewHistory16th centuryNatural historyNorth AmericaNatural historySouthwest, NewAmericaDiscovery and explorationSpanishAmericaEarly works to 1800North AmericaDescription and travelEarly works to 1800Southwest, NewDescription and travelEarly works to 1800Indians of North AmericaHistoryIndians of North AmericaHistoryNatural historyNatural history970.01/6Krieger Alex D(Alex Dony),1911-1991.185522Krieger Margery H1668770Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Alvar16th cent.395349Fernández de Oviedo Gonzalo1478-1557.176357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815606903321We came naked and barefoot4029597UNINA