Excerpt, Memoir

Alternative Title

Excerpt, Memoir of the Things, the Shore, and the Indians of Florida to Describe Which, None of the Many Persons who have Coasted that Country Knows How to Describe It

Author

Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda
Amelia Zimmerman
Alisa Roberts

Files

Publication Date

1-1-1575

Abstract

"At mid-century, a thirteen-year old Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda shipwrecked on the Florida Keys. On his way to Spain, where he had been born, to start his formal education, Fontaneda was captured by" the Calusa "and lived amongst them for seventeen years, traveling with the [Calusa], learning native culture, and acquiring valuable knowledge about the Florida peninsula. His 1575 account, or 'Memoir,' describes the rugged environment, flora and fauna, foodways, geographic and ethnic regions"

Keywords

Indigenous peoples, Captivity, Calusa

Extent

9 pages

Original Language

Spanish

Language

English

Media Type

Excerpts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

EVF_0014

Type

Article

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Escalante Fontaneda, Hernando de; Zimmerman, Amelia; and Roberts, Alisa, "Excerpt, Memoir" (1575). Early Visions Bucket. 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/14