3.02 - Missing the Mark

How the Narváez expeditionaries missed their target by a mere 1,000 miles. How they mistook the western coast of Florida for the eastern coast of Mexico. And how they doubled down on their error after finding the first hints of gold.

Pages: f3r-f7r in Zamora (1542) Edition as published by Adorno and Pautz (1999).

Cover art: "Panfilo de Narvaez Expedition," viewed 2 February 2020, https://www.trailoffloridasindianheritage.org/narvaez-mound-jungle-prada#.

A Land So Strange, by Andrés Resendez (2007).