The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca from Florida to the Pacific,
1528-1536, from his own 1542 narrative translated by Fanny Bandelier

Published: New York, A.S. Barnes & Company, 1905

Note: Edited from the book. Report of Father Marcos of Nizza; letter from 
viceroy Mendoza; and introduction by Ad. F. Bandelier not included in our 
online edition

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WebRoots Preface

Alvar Nuñez joined the 1526 Pámfilo de Narvaez expedition to Florida, as 
treasurer. Alvar, two other Spaniards and an Arab Moor, were the only 
survivors. For eight years they roamed along the coasts of Louisiana and 
Texas. Alvar became a well-known medicine man among the native Indians.
They reached the Pacific coast in Sonora, Mexico, after nine years, the 
first Europeans to travel across the North American continent arriving at 
the city of Mexico in 1536. His narrative was first published at Zamora in 
1542 under the title of "Naufragios."