Esteban: Sixteenth-Century African Explorer of North America
First Edition| ©2021 Kathleen DuVal; John DuVal
The documents in this collection introduce the story of Esteban, one of the first people of African descent to visit what today is the United States. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: What do descriptions of Esteban’...
The documents in this collection introduce the story of Esteban, one of the first people of African descent to visit what today is the United States. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: What do descriptions of Esteban’s explorations tell us about slavery, race, and first encounters in sixteenth-century North America? Given the limited nature of these sources, what can we never know?
Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these sources, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
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The documents in this collection introduce the story of Esteban, one of the first people of African descent to visit what today is the United States. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: What do descriptions of Esteban’s explorations tell us about slavery, race, and first encounters in sixteenth-century North America? Given the limited nature of these sources, what can we never know?
Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these sources, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
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Kathleen DuVal; John DuVal
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Esteban: Sixteenth-Century African Explorer of North America
First Edition| 2021
Kathleen DuVal; John DuVal
Table of Contents
Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background
Timeline
PRIMARY SOURCES
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s Account of His 1528-1536 Journey, Published in 1555
Letter from Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza to the King of Spain, 1537
Friar Marcos de Niza’s Account of His Voyage with Esteban, 1539
Letter from Francisco Vásquez de Coronado to Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, 1540
Hernando de Alarcón’s Report of Esteban’s Death, 1540
Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera’s Account, c. 1560
Frank Hamilton Cushing’s account of Esteban from Zuni, 1979
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Esteban: Sixteenth-Century African Explorer of North America
First Edition| 2021
Kathleen DuVal; John DuVal
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Kathleen DuVal
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John DuVal
John DuVal is an English professor at the University of Arkansas.
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Esteban: Sixteenth-Century African Explorer of North America
First Edition| 2021
Kathleen DuVal; John DuVal
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