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George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. 10 10 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 4 (search)
Book IV: the strange voyage of Cabeza de Vaca. (A. D. 1528-1533.) These extracts are taken from The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca, translCabeza de Vaca, translated by Buckingham Smith, Washington, 1851, pp. 30-99. See, also, Henry Kingsley's Tales of Old Travel. I.—The strange voyage. [Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca sailed for Florida in June, 1527, as treasurer of a Spanish armada, or armed fleet. In Cuba they encountered a hurricanhe day on which we arrived here was the 6th of November. Ii.—Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians. After the people had eaten, I ordered Lope sacrifice. i.e., of being offered as a sacrifice. III.—Cabeza de Vaca's Captivity. [the eighty men taken by the Indians were sooof which they will not find inconsiderable in such event. V.—Cabeza de Vaca's escape. [after getting away from his first captors, he cg up that river over fifty leagues they kill great numbers. [Cabeza de Vaca crossed the Mississippi, or passed its mouth, many years befo
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 6 (search)
rt of the treasure of Atabalipa, he had a good share; whereby in time he gathered an hundred and fourscore ducats De Soto. together, with that which fell to his part, which he brought into Spain. . . . The emperor made him the governor of the Isle of Cuba, and adelantadoor president of Florida, with a title of marquis of certain part of the lands that he should conquer. . . . When Don Ferdinando had obtained the government, there came a gentleman from the Indies to the court, named Cabeza de Vaca, which had been with the governor Pamphilo de Narvaez, which died in Florida,— who reported that Narvaez was cast away at sea, with all the company that went with him, and how he with four more escaped, and arrived in New Spain; and he brought a relation in writing of that which he had seen in Florida, which said in some places, In such a place I have seen this; and the rest which here I saw, I leave to confer of between his Majesty and myself. . . . And he informed them, that it was the
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, Index. (search)
w, 164. Bassaba, 223. Bay of Chaleur visited, 99. Beaufort River, Ruins on, 148. Beauhaire, Monsieur, De, 161. Beñalosa, Captain, 77, 81. Bennet, 298, 300, 301. Biarni, 3, 4, 5, 6. Billington, Francis, 332. Birds, American, 352. Bouwensz, Tymen, 307. Bradford, Governor, William, 314, 318. Brereton, John, 202, 203, 213. Brodhead, J. R., 280. Bute, Michael, 300, 301, 302. C. Cabot and Verrazzano, 53-70. John, 55. J. Elliot, 2. Sebastian, 56-59. Cabeza de Vaca, Voyage of, 7r-96. Canada, The French in, 97-118, 267. Cape Cod visited by Standish, 312. Caribbees, The, 21, 23, 28, 29, 35, 39, 50. Cartier, Jacques, 58, 97-118. Carver, Governor, 319, 337. Cassen, George, 237, 238. Castillo, Alonzo del, 77, 90. Champlain, Samuel de, on the war-path, 267-278. Chanca, Dr., 26. Charlesfort, 148, 149, 152. Chemin, John du, 165. Children, Indian, 251. Clap, Captain, Roger, 339, 358-361. Clement, Francis, 301. Cleveland, H. R.,