1524-Personal Narrative Analysis

Later on in 1524 While on the voyage near the coast, we met some native people there. There were many tribes and distinct characteristics of them. They go around naked except they cover their private parts with animal skin which they put onto a belt made of grass skillfully made. The belts also have hanging on them tails of many other animals and bodies of animals that go down to the people’s knees. Some of these people wear crowns of bird feathers, and these people have a reddish-brown skin. Their hair is thick, black, and short and is tied back. They have nice physical features and are of average height; they are slightly bigger than we are. They have broad breasts and strong arms, but not all of them. Some do not have that strong features but are smart people and fast runners. That is as far as I can see and tell. …show more content…
As we went north, we came to a place that was very magnificent so I called it Arcadia. I took an 8-year-old boy from there and was fascinated by the people there. We stayed there for three days. As we left Arcadia, we went past places that were green and had forests but no harbors. On April 17, 1524, we landed on a bay, encountered another group of native people, and found a large lake. This land I shall call “Angouleme” because the king is the count of Angouleme and the bay “Santa Margarita” because the king’s sister is named Maruerite. The people were similar to the others we had seen before. They wore bird feathers of many colors, went towards us joyfully, and treated us so graciously. They even showed us the safest place to land the boat. We went up the river which formed a great lake that had many boats already on it. All of a sudden, a forceful wind blew from the sea and we had to go back to the ship and leave this pleasant