Early Visions Bucket
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Publication Date
January 1598
Time Period
circa 1598-1615
Abstract
"Alonso Gregorio de Escobedo, a Franciscan hailing from Andalucía, arrived in St. Augustine on October 7, 1587. Little is known about his life, except for what he included in his epic poem 'La Florida.' Penned sometime between 1598 and 1615, this massive composite work was modeled after the metrically elegant style of the octava real, the preferred poetic structure in Spanish letters at his time. Written as a poem, rather than a historical document, “La Florida” is read today for its anthropologically significant information, such as the description of Indian fishing practices found in Canto 27."
Keywords
Indigenous peoples, Spanish missions, Conversion, Fishing, Whales
Extent
51 pages
Original Language
Spanish
Language
English
Media Type
Poems
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
EVF_0025
Type
Text
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Escobedo, Alonso Gregorio de; Perron, Mikaela; and Hallock, Thomas B., "Poem, La Florida" (1598). Early Visions Bucket. 25.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/25
