The South American Expeditions, 1540-1545

by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Book Overview

First published in 1555, Cabeza de Vaca's narrative of his South American expeditions is a detailed account of his five years as governor of Spain's province of the Rio de la Plata in South America. Cabeza de Vaca was already a celebrated explorer by the time he went to La Plata, known for his great trek across North America in the 1520s and 1530s and for the Relaci n he wrote about that journey. His tales of his river and forest explorations in South...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826350631
• ISBN13: 9780826350633
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"