Question
As adelantado of Paraguay, this man reported a poisoning by the Cario woman Juliana and was convinced by Guaraní (“gwah-ruh-NEE”) diplomats to fight Payaguá (“pah-yuh-GWAH”) “river pirates.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author who chronicled the Moroccan-born explorer Estevanico’s (“eh-stay-vuh-NEE-koh’s”) diplomacy on the Gulf Coast during the Narváez (“nar-VAH-ess”) expedition.
ANSWER: Cabeza de Vaca [or Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca; prompt on Álvar, Núñez, Cabeza, or de Vaca]
[10e] Cabeza de Vaca fought the Payaguá for killing a Spaniard with this first name, which was adopted by African conquistadors surnamed Valiente and Garrido. A sailor of this name explored the strait south of Vancouver Island.
ANSWER: Juan [or John or Johannes; accept Juan de Fuca, Ioánnis Fokás, Johannes Phocas, Juan de Fuca Strait, or Juan de Fuca Strait; accept Juan Garrido; accept Juan Valiente; accept Juan de Ayolas]
[10h] Juan de Grijalva (“gree-HAL-vuh”) reported a voyage to enslave these natives of the Bahamas, whose crew was massacred in Matanzas by the related Ciboney (“see-bo-NAY”). In 1527, an early slave ship from Cape Verde replaced these people’s Cubaguan (“koo-BAH-gwan”) pearl divers.
ANSWER: Lucayan (“loo-KAH-yun”) people [or Lucayos; or Lukku-Cairi; prompt on Taínos] (Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s True History of the Conquest of New Spain reports the shipwreck of ca. 1510 in Matanzas, which means “massacre.”)
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