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He did not apply a food name to any of the groups inhabiting this region, but for ease of comparison, interior groups are referred to herein as the roots people. Hans peter kraus collection of spanish american documents, letters. Tuna tuna tuna is the spanish word for the dark red, eggshaped fruit of the prickly pear cactus, known as oputina in latin. They journeyed from presentday florida and through the american southeast, finally arriving in mexico city in 1536. Despite the familys status as minor nobility, they possessed modest economic resources. He was a survivor of the failed narvaez expedition and would journey across the north american continent for eight years along the way, he would trade with the natives, learn their culture, and respect who they were. At milestone documents, we believe that engaging with historys original voices is exciting for students and liberating for instructors. He and some of his men travelled east from tampa bay through todays texas to new mexico, and then down western mexico.

The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its. Our flexible, affordable, entirely digital readers help you focus your classroom on primary sources. Clique nas imagens abaixo e conheca nosso trabalho. During eight years of traveling across the us southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various native. Use adobe acrobat dc to create pdf files with ease. The indians of the texas coast have long been reported as. Print to pdf, scan to pdf, and even turn microsoft office documents to pdf all at your fingertips. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north. A series of dire accidents and indian attacks plagued his.

Ive read two translations and bogged down in the original 16th century spanish original and now believe its a good idea to read a couple of different scholars take on connotation and nuance. He endured slavery, served as a trader, and eventually became recognized as a great healer and spiritual leader. It took 8 years of wandering, mostly without clothes, from tribe to tribe, most of whom were starving. Upon going to the new world, he joined up with the narvaez expedition, which had been assigned to explore and create towns along the present day us gulf coast. A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 spanish expedition to florida journey across the coast until they reach mexico.