La Mer Floridienne Rreprésentée et Réinventée dans Naufragios de Cabeza de Vaca et dans El largo atardecer del Caminante d’Abel Posse

Abstract

The representation of the maritime space in Naufragios by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is unique in its genre because it deviates from the collective mindset of the 16th century and positions its author among the anti-conquistadors who do not sing the glory and successes of the conquest but rather its failure. Similarly, contemporary literature makes this representation a leitmotif of writing. In El largo atardecer del caminante, Abel Posse, through rewriting, amplifies the violent nature of the maritime space by identifying it with the Christian hell.