Cabeza De Vaca Research Paper

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The travels of
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born around 1490 in a small Spanish town called Jerez. He was believed to have grown up with his grandparents, because his parent died when he was young.
Cabeza de Vaca left Spain for the Americas in June 1527. In April 1528, the ship's captain, Narváez, landed near present-day Tampa Bay, Florida with his large army of soldiers and settlers. Even with shortages of food, the Spanish made its way first north and then west along the southern coast of Florida to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida’s panhandle. There, Narváez’s starving army built boats, and sailed along the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Three boats and many of the Spanish explorers were lost,

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