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27 [The Mysterious Strangers]
27 ANONYMOUS
Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (Translated by
Angel Maria Eavibayk and Lysander Kemp)
28 BERNAL DIAZ
The Conquest of New Spain (Translated by J. M. Cohen)
29 [The Beginning of Sickness]
30 ANONYMOUS
The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel (Translated by R. Roys)
30 [Do–a Marina]
31 BERNAL DIAZ
The Conquest of New Spain (Translated by J. M. Cohen)
32 [A Beautiful People]
32 GIOVANNI DA VERRAZANO
Letter to the King (Translated by S. Tarrow)
34 [The Death of Estevan]
34 PEDRO DE CASTEKEDA
The Narrative of the Expedition of Coronado (Translated by G. P. Winship)
35 [Invisible Bullets]
35 THOMAS HARIOT
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
37 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506)
38 The Journal of the First Voyage, October l2, 1492; October 13, 1492;
October 14, 1492 [The Discovery of the West Indies]
41 Michele de Cuneo's Letter on the Second Voyage, October 28, 1495
[The Cannibals]
44 Columbus's Letter to the Sovereigns on the Third Voyage, October 18,
1498 [The Terrestrial Paradise]
48 ALVAR NOKEZ CABEZA DEVACA (ca. 1490-1557)
49 The Narrative of Nœ–ez Cabeza de Vaca
[The Faith Healers]
53 POWHATAN (d. 1618)
54 Letter to Captain John Smith