Discovering Florida : first-contact narratives from spanish expeditions along the lower gulf coast / / edited and translated by John E. Worth

• Pubblicazione: Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.12479
• Soggetto topico: Explorers - Florida - History
• Soggetto geografico: America Discovery and exploration Spanish Personal narratives; Florida History To 1565
• Persona (resp. second.): WorthJohn E.
• Note generali: "A Florida quincentennial book"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Sixteenth-Century Spanish Exploration of Florida's Lower Gulf Coast -- 1. The Juan Ponce de León Expeditions, 1513-1521 -- 2. The Pánfilo de Narváez and Hernando de Soto Expeditions and the Captivity of Juan Ortiz, 1528-1539 -- 3. The Luís Cancer Expedition, 1549 -- 4. The Captivity of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, 1549-1566 -- 5. The Pedro Menendez de Aviles Expeditiions, 1566-1569.
• Sommario/riassunto: Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with an extraordinary amount of first-time interactions between Spaniards and Florida's indigenous cultures. Discovering Florida compiles all the major writings of Spanish explorers in the area between 1513 and 1566. Including transcriptions of the original Spanish documents as well as English translations, this volume presents-in their own words-the experiences and reactions of Spaniards who came to Florida with Juan Ponce de León, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hernando de Soto, and Pedro Menéndez de Avilé
• Titolo autorizzato: Discovering Florida
• ISBN: 0-8130-5035-9; 0-8130-4883-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787209703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ripley P. Bullen series.