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Show re 86 Hodge, F. W., Spanish Explorers in the Southern United battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, July, 1212.’? 87 Hodge, F. W., Ibid: ‘‘The author of the narrative was a de la Frontera, im the province of Cadiz, in southern Spain, but birth is unknown. His father was Francisco de Vera, son of States: » Fe me Sie7 — —Ae i Pe, gheeee reat as esate: ar £3 relacton que if £ fhexcabeca de vaca clo acacicido enlas Indias ‘. (cabeza de vaca), ‘cow’s head’, thus tending the Spanish army to success in the battle of literally Navas de Tolosa, in July, 1212, which led up to the final conquest of the Moors in wW. Wee, Conquest of New Mexico, note, p. 18, Spain.’’ says: ‘‘ Upon his return rom the unfortunate Narviez expedition, the emperor ae enla armada conde yua poz gouernade: D4 |. x... philovenarbacz-oefde cl aiiove veynte marked with the skull of a cow vo o> a queboluios Seullscon tres. - 3 8 peta compatiia.s. is P Pi, gai fs ee : Santa Catalina on the 29th of March following. He is described as having : most beautiful and noble figure of all the conquerors of the New World; o fie chivalry, his valor upon the battle-field, his er and hi i i i j the appellation Tileivioes ance 0 ne ee Ke es Hodge, F. W., Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States. St. Clement = Point, near the entrance to Tampa bay, on the west coast of Florida. avis, W. W. H., Conquest of New Mezico, note, p. 20: ‘‘The place where pftete hafta elatie Streyntay feys Es conferred upon him the government of Paraguay, with the title of Adelantado . He sailed from the port of San Lucar de Barrameda on the 2nd of November, 1540, and arrived = ae . , native of Jeréz the date of his Pedro de Vera, Alvar Nufiez assumed the matronymic is not known, unless it was with a Sense of pride that he desired to perpetuate the name that had been bestowed by the king of Navarre on his maternal ancestor, a shepherd, named Martin Aljaha, for guiding the army through a pass that he ) {3 ‘‘The conqueror of the Grand Canary in 1483; his mother, Teresa Cabeza de Vaca, who was also born in Jerez, Why j Pa Hadi Ee maka Pe Stile a ss - ¥ i f a. x ae AN AYA .. ce aes ma) +t 2g4 Pou “4 § Ye j On the seventeenth day of June, 1527, Narvdez sailed in five vessels from the port of San Lucar de Barrameda for his province, having on board about six hundred colTHE NARVAEZ EXPEDITION onists and soldiers. SAILS FROM SAN LUCAR The officers of the expedition, other than Narvaez, the governor, were Alvar Nufiez Cabeza de Vaca, treasurer and high sheriff, Alonzo Enriquez, comptroller, Alonzo de Solis, asessor, and a Franciscan friar, Juan Xuarez. Alvar Nufiez Cabeza de Vaca was born of an ancient family and his peculiar name of Cow’s Head is said to have originated in the fact that an ancestor had placed a cow’s head at the entrance of a mountain pass, which indicated to the king of Navarre a certain trail or roadway, which the king followed and successfully led his army against the Moors, whom he defeated in a tremendous conflict.*° For this act, the ancestor of Alvar Nufiez, whose name was Martin Aljaha, was ennobled by the king.’7 After a stormy voyage, in which he lost some ships and a large number of men, on the 14th day of April, 1528, Narvaez landed on the coast of Florida, somewhere in the neighborhood of Tampa bay.** ./* e k: or os HISTORY re KS} . MEXICAN . rf CRE OF NEW E 7 D) FACTS On (Op, oat pb) LEADING ic sios Cter = itt. 54 ‘eh an # = eae eo sae hes whe we | é ¥ Fac-simile of Title Page of the Relacion of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca From copy of the Zamora Edition, 1542, in New York Publie Library |