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Worth, John E

Discovering Florida: First-Contact Narratives from Spanish Expeditions along the Lower Gulf Coast. Translated and edited by John E. Worth. Gainsville: University Press of Florida, 2014.

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Published by: University Press of Florida
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvx0709s
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvx0709s

In the chapter 5 The Pedro Menéndez de Avilés Expeditions, 1566–1569:

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés established St Augustine in 1565. Within a year, he embarked on a journey to make contact with the powerful Indian chiefs of Sth Florida. These interactions lasted three years, the best narrative account is the lengthy Memorial of Gonzalo Solís de Merás, the text edited here.
Capítulo 14.
p.227 el Adelanto, llevando 200 arcabuceros consigo e una bandera, 2 pífanos e tambores, 3 trompetas, una arpa, una vihuela de arco e un salterio, e un enano pequeño, gran cantador y danzador.

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Instrument VIHUELA

Century 16CENT

Region AMERICAS

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Research field HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY