This enthralling story of survival is the first major narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36).

This edition of ?lvar N£_ez Cabeza de Vaca?s Relaci¢n offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca?s account of the 1527 P¾nfilo de Narv¾ez expedition to North America.

Naufragios de Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca es una obra autobiográfica que relata las desventuras del autor como miembro de la expedición de Pánfilo de Narváez en América.

The book begins with the ill-fated expedition from Spain to Florida, detailing the challenges faced by the explorers, including shipwrecks, conflicts with indigenous peoples, and extreme hardships.

The book begins with the ill-fated expedition from Spain to Florida, detailing the challenges faced by the explorers, including shipwrecks, conflicts with indigenous peoples, and extreme hardships.

This collection is remarkable for its diversity in narrative style, ranging from dispassionate and detailed accounts to vivid and personal reflections, enriching the reader's understanding of the era's exploratory ethos.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.