The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 Page: 168 of 253
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THE JOURNEY OF
came to meet us from a long distance. By
those we were treated in the same manner
as before, and they made so many presents
to the Indians who came with us that, un-
able to carry all, they left half of it. We
told the givers to take it back, so as not to
have it lost, but they refused, saying it was
not their custom to take back what they
had once offered, and so it was left to waste.
We told these people our route was towards
sunset, and they replied that in that direction
people lived very far away. So we ordered
them to send there and inform the inhabi-
tants that we were coming and how. From
this they begged to be excused, because the
others were their enemies, and they did not
want us to go to them. Yet they did not
venture to disobey in the end, and sent two
women, one of their own and the other
a captive. They selected women because
these can trade everywhere, even if there
be war.
We followed the women to a place where
it had been agreed we should wait for them.
After five days they had not yet returned,
and the Indians explained that it might be
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Translation of the original narrative by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, about his trip across North America, as well as historical notes and supporting documentation, such as other personal accounts.
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Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century & Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914. The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3001/m1/168/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .