Makes available in translation a riveting sixteenth-century chronicle of European and North African cultural contacts that is virtually unknown to English-speaking readers. It meticulously describes the inhabitants' daily lives; their fashions, pastimes, feasts, and funerals; their government; the landmarks of the city itself; and much more.

This text offers a translation of Antonio de Sosa's sixteenth-century chronicle of his travels in North Africa, and particularly Algeria, with an introduction by María Antonia Garcés.