Books by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Shipwrecks and Commentaries
by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
That the first ever crossing of North America was led by a black man, and that he led the expedition through Louisiana, Alabama and Texas, is the political irony of the century. His name was Esteban Dorantes, originally from West Africa, enslaved in North Africa where he’d learned Arabic, brought to Spain and then to America where he learnt a number of Indian languages. He was clearly, reading between the lines of the Cabeza de Vaca account, the one who negotiated the men’s relationship with the Indians and who was relied on to sort things out.
Interviews where books by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca were recommended
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The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America
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Shipwrecks and Commentaries
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A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552)
by Bartolomé de las Casas -
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Royal Commentaries of the Incas (1609)
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Red Earth, White Lies
by Vine Deloria Jr
The best books on Rewriting America, recommended by Robert Goodwin
The best books on Rewriting America, recommended by Robert Goodwin
Expert in Spanish Colonial History describes Christopher Columbus as a character from science fiction. Huge political irony that the first exploration of North America was led by a black man
