AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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He wrote a journal about his expedition in northern Florida
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De Vaca
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Johnathan Edwards
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Cortez
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Vasco de Gama
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490-c. 1560) was born in Jeréz de la Frontera, Spain, to a noble family; his early career was in the military. In 1527, he was appointed second in command of an expedition headed up by Panfilo de Narváez, who wanted to claim the territory from Florida to Mexico for Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Written after 1537 and published in 1542, Cabeza de Vaca’s account became known as Naufragios [Shipwrecked]. The work documents the author’s experiences and travails among the Native American nations and is considered a classic of early colonial narrative. Navfragios … [Shipwrecked], Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, [1749].
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