Discovering Florida : first-contact narratives from Spanish expeditions along the lower Gulf coast / John E. Worth.

9780813050355 (ebook) :

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2015.

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Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with a number of first-time interactions between Spaniards and Florida's indigenous cultures. This book compiles a number of major writings of Spanish explorers in the area between 1513 & 1566. Including transcriptions of the original Spanish documents as well as English translations, this book presents - in their own words - the experiences and reactions of Spaniards who came to Florida with Juan Ponce de León, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hernando de Soto, and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.

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May 03, 2016

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