An Early Florida Adventure Story: The Fray Andrés de San Miguel Account - Paperback

by John H. Hann (Translator), Fray Andrés de San Miguel (Author)

This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish
colonial period: the 1595 narrative of a teenager who journeyed from
Spain to Mexico, Havana, and Florida, presenting an inside view of the
sailing experience in the sixteenth century and insight into the
ambitions, concerns, and religiosity of his fellow Spaniards.

Author Biography

John H. Hann (1926-2009) was site historian at the San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site in Tallahassee. His many books include A History of the Timucuan Indians and Missions and Missions to the Calusa.