Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca (3 Volume Boxed Set): His Account, His Life, and the Expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's account of the doomed Narvaez expedition to the vast unexplored lands beyond the northern frontier of New Spain has long been heralded as the quintessential tale of the European confronting the wilderness of North America and its native inhabitants for the first time. After living captive among native peoples of the present-day Texas coast for almost six years, Cabeza de Vaca traveled overland through present-day western Texas and northern Mexico until being reunited with his countrymen near the Pacific coast. His account offers an isolated glimpse of areas of Gulf coastal Texas and northeastern Mexico that would not be visited again by Europeans for over 150 years and is the earliest authentic eyewitness description of the North American bison. Volume 1 presents the first modern edition of Cabeza de Vaca's original 1542 relacion and a new, annotated, facing-page English translation. It concludes with a newly researched study of Cabeza de Vaca's life. Volume 2 analyzes the narrative in discrete segments, putting into context Cabeza de Vaca's descriptions of the landscape, ecology, and peoples he encountered. It also includes new research into the preparations of Narvaez's expedition in Spain and a fresh study of the lives and fates of Cabeza de Vaca's three surviving companions. Volume 3 considers the literary and historical contexts of Cabeza de Vaca's relacion. The literary inquiry examines the work's creation, publication history, and literary and cultural legacy from the sixteenth century to the present. 0_Frontmatter 1_List_of_Figures_Maps_and_Tables_page_xi 2_Acknowledgments_page_xiii 3_Introduction_page_xv 4_List_of_Abbreviations_page_xxxv 6_Criteria_of_This_Edition_and_Translation_page_3 7_Transcription_and_English_Translation_of_the_1542_Relaci_n_page_13 8_APPENDIX_1555_License_to_Print_page_281 9_APPENDIX_1555_Edition_Table_of_Contents_page_285 11_1_The_Name_of_lvar_N_ez_Cabeza_de_Vaca_page_298 12_2_Cabeza_de_Vaca_s_Noble_Forebears_page_300 13_3_Life_in_Jerez_de_la_Frontera_1480s_to_1509_page_340 14_4_Deducing_Cabeza_de_Vaca_s_Birth_Date_1485-92_page_343 15_5_Service_to_Four_Dukes_of_Medina_Sidonia_1503_to_1527_page_350 16_6_Appointment_to_the_Narv_ez_Expedition_1527_page_372 17_7_In_Spain_Seeking_a_Royal_Commission_1537_to_1540_page_378 18_8_In_R_o_de_la_Plata_1541_to_1545_page_382 19_9_Return_to_Spain_Trial_and_Vindication_1545_to_1555_page_395 20_10_Cabeza_de_Vaca_s_Final_Years_1555_to_c_1559_page_407 21_11_Final_Comment_Life_and_Lineage_page_412 V. 1. The 1542 Relación (account) Of Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca ; The Life Of Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca (1485-92 To. C. 1559) -- V. 2. The Narváez Expedition In Spain ; Commentary On The Narváez Expedition Accounts ; Survivors Of The Narváez Expedition -- V. 3. Creation And Reception Of The Relación ; Historical Contexts Of The Relación. Rolena Adorno & Patrick Charles Pautz. Includes Bibliographical References (v. 3, P. [383]-417) And Index.