When using these sources, consider the intended audience, the authors role in events, and where and when the document was written. My first book is a childrens biography of his amazing story. The expedition suffered storms, desertions, disease, and other difficulties in the caribbean. In this selection, the first person voice is that of the author himself. See more ideas about spanish, conquistador and texas history. The literary legacy of cdvs adventures in the unknown interior of america. Combine all work to create posters secondary source documents. This remarkable book is his odyssey, first written in 1542 as an official report to. Adventures in the unknown interior of america by alvar nunez. His exploration party lost contact with their ships, set out northward on foot. Questions consist of true and false, fill in the blank, multiple choice and short answer. Pg 14 narvaez decides to leave the ships and explore in land. The main differences that are noted in the text are that alcaraz came from the sunset, kills men who are sound of body, wears clothes, is horsed and has lances, and robs others while bestowing nothing in return. Priced by the lords of the council at eightyfive maravedis.
The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the. One of the earliest examples of a captivity narrative. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its native inhabitants. During eight years of traveling across the us southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various native. I would dig a hole in the ground and put in it a lot of firewood from the many trees. Such primary sources give us special insight into history. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Is the healing of the girl a christian miracle or witchcraft or something. Patrick charles pautz have sought to present the relacion as cabeza. Bibb county high school sophomore english john w simmer bchs english 10 10th grade b. For six years, he lived with dozens of native american groups in various rolesas a captive, a trader, and a wellknown healer.
In 1534, the four survivors escaped, setting out across the desert in search of new spain. As they come upon another town of indians, the spaniards are taken as faith healers and welcomed. Cabeza continued to be a strong advocate for the rights of native american indians throughout his lifetime. On november 5 and 6, 1528, 80 surviving members of the expedition. Smith award, and the new england council of latin american studies. The following list shows his names, together with what scholars suggested in 1919 were the likely tribes identified. The historical record is immense, containing countless pieces of evidence about the past. Franklin jameson award, the western historical associations 2000 dwight l. Pg 23 ships are lost so narvaez decides to build rafts. In todays world of information overload, students must learn to distinguish the difference between primary. I would go to the thickets in the woods near the rivers and stop there before sunset.
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