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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Howard, David A.
Conquistador in chains : Cabeza de vaca
and the Indians of the Americas / David A. Howard.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8173-0828-8 (pbk.:alk. paper)

1. Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. 2. Explorers--America--Biography.

3. Explorers-- Spain--Biography. 4. Indians of north America--First contact with Europeans.

5. America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish. I. Title.

E125.N9H68 1997
970.01′6′092--dc20
[B] 96-10629

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