The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 Page: 229 of 253
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JOURNEY OF ALVAR NUNEZ
found any knowledge of any peopled and
riche countrey which were of great im-
portance, that hee should goe no further but
should returne in person, or should sende
mee certaine Indians with that token which
wee were agreed upon, to wit, that if it were
but a meane thing, hee should sende mee a
White Crosse of one handfull long; and if
it were any great matter, one of two hand-
fuls long; and if it were a Countrey greater
and better then Nueva Espanna, hee should
send mee a great crosse. So the sayde
Stephan departed from mee on Passion-sun-
day after dinner: and within foure dayes
after the messengers of Stephan returned
vnto me with a great Crosse as high as a
man, and they brought me word from
Stephan, that I should forthwith come away
after him, for hee had found people which
gave him information of a very mighty
Province, and that he had certaine Indians
in his company, which had bene in the sayd
Province, and that he had sent me one of
the said Indians. This Indian told me, that
it was thirtie dayes iourney from the Towne
where Stephan was, vnto the first Citie of
the sayde Province, which is called Ceuola.
Hee affirmed also that there are seven great
Cities in this Province, all vnder one Lord,
the houses whereof are made of Lyme
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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/m1/229/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .