Approaches to Teaching Cabeza De Vaca's Account and Other Tex... - 9781603296878

Approaches to Teaching Cabeza De Vaca's Account and Other TextsAuthor(s): Luis Fernando Restrepo, Carlos A. Juregui\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Modern Language Association of America, United States\nImprint: Modern Language Association of America\nISBN-13: 9781603296878, 978-1603296878\nSynopsis\nTeach a conquistador's writings about his journeys in the Americas\n\nIn 1527 lvar Nez Cabeza de Vaca journeyed from Spain to Florida with the ill-fated Pnfilo de Narvez expeditionand ended up wandering by land for years with a small band of survivors before reaching Spanish outposts in modern-day Mexico. He later traveled to South America as an appointed provincial governor, only to be sent back to Spain in chains some years after his arrival. His written works describing his experiences provide insights into the lives of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the attitudes of the Spanish conquistadores.\n\nThis volume provides background about the texts and discusses new ways to tea.