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Excerpt, Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierrafirme del Mar Océano
Alternative Title
Excerpt, General History of the Deeds of the Castilians in the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea
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Publication Date
January 1601
Abstract
"The selection below comes in two parts. The first, from Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierrafirme del Mar Océano, provides an overview account of the Indies, and includes a brief selection on De las Indias del Norte. The chapters “De la demarcación y division de las Indias occidentales” and “De las India del Norte” promote nationalistic pride for the Spanish crown and reflect the reverence held for conquistadors, even as they show restraint and objectivity in voice. The second part recounts Juan Ponce de Léon’s ill-fated expeditions in la Florida, one (albeit important) episode of the larger work. The Ponce selection, translated by Florence P. Spofford, was taken from a documentary survey by T. Frederick Davis."
Keywords
Juan Ponce de Léon (1460?-1521), Navigation, Discovery and exploration
Extent
7 pages
Original Language
Spanish
Language
English
Media Type
Excerpts
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
EVF_0004
Type
Article
Creative Commons
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de; Hendrix, Michelle; and Davis, T. Frederick, "Excerpt, Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierrafirme del Mar Océano" (1601). Early Visions Bucket. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/4
