Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Naufragios [The Account (Shipwrecks)]

M. Carmen Gomez-Galisteo (Universidad a Distancia)

Ed. by Cara Levey, University College Cork
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1542

Places

Spain (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Account/ study
Story

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Reprinted in collections of children’s books, taken as a factual report, interpreted as a guide book or even as a treasure map to reveal the hidden wealth of North America, the founding text of a vast number of accounts which sugar-coated (if not concealed) the harsh realities of the Southwest, the first Chicano text –

Naufragios

is all that, and much more. Almost five centuries after its publication, it continues to fascinate readers, generate scholarly discussion, be the object of academic debate, and find both passionate detractors and defenders for its author, Spanish conquistador Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca. The fascination that this complex, multi-layered text generates has never ceased to this day. New academic analyses on Cabeza de Vaca translate into new articles and books…

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Citation: Gomez-Galisteo, M. Carmen. "Naufragios". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 July 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35645, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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