The Adventure of Cabeza de Vaca

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In 1527, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca set off as a part of the Narvàez Expedition to conquer Florida. The expedition ended in disaster for the Spanish after several encounters with Native Americans defending their lands. Using makeshift boats, Cabeza de Vaca and a handful of other survivors drifted across the Gulf of Mexico before landing near modern day Galveston, TX. Cabeza de Vaca and three other men would spend the next 8 years wandering what is now the Southwestern United States. Come learn about their voyages on this episode of Footnoting History.

​Host: Josh

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Further Reading
The Account and Commentaries of Governor Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, of what occurred on the two journeys that he made to the Indies, via Texas State University.

Donald E. Chipman, "Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñez (ca. 1490–ca. 1559)", Texas State Historical Association.

Naufragios de Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, y Relacion de la jornada, que hizo a la Florida con el adelantado Panfilo de Narvaez, via Library of Congress.

Andrés Reséndez, A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca, (2009).

Texas Originals: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Humanities Texas.
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