1490? - Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born this year; he was an early Spanish explorer of the New World.
Explored the U.S. states of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona on foot from coastal Louisiana to Sinaloa, Mexico.
1537 - He went on to Mexico City and returned to Europe.
1540 - Appointed governor of Río de la Plata, in what is now Paraguay, Argentina and surroundings.
1542 - He wrote about his experiences in a report for Emperor Charles V and was published this year.
1545 - Political intrigue against him caused his arrest in Asunción and return to Spain.
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Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (Zia Book) by Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca (Paperback - Apr 1, 1983) Cabeza de Vaca came to the New world in 1527 as part of a Spanish expedition to conquer the region north of the Gulf of Mexico. His exploration party lost contact with their ships, set out northward... ![]() In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition (Penguin Classics) by Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca (Paperback - Jun 25, 2002) This riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was a... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Journey and Ordeal of Cabeza de Vaca: His Account of the Disastrous First European Exploration of the American Southwest by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (Paperback - Jan 9, 2004) Of the 300 Spanish explorers who set out to discover North America, only four returned. Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1528-1536 expedition crackles with excitement, relating the survivors' journey... ![]() |
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We Came Naked and Barefoot: The Journey of Cabeza de Vaca across North America (Texas Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series) by Alex D. Krieger (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2002) Perhaps no one has ever been such a survivor asÃlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. Member of a 600-man expedition sent out from Spain to colonize "La Florida" in 1527, he survived a failed exploration of... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Conquistador in Chains: Cabeza de Vaca and the Indians of the Americas by David A. Howard (Paperback - Dec 30, 1996) ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Naufragios (Intemporales) by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (Paperback - Nov 13, 2007) Con la idea de igualar los exitos de Hernan Cortes, en 1527 se embarco la expedicion que mas adelante se conoceria como la "expedicion del fracaso", y que se proponia conquistar Florida. Formaba... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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