Who was Álvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?

Explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca spent eight years in the Gulf region of present-day Texas and was treasurer to the Spanish expedition under de Narváez. Explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born 1490, in Extremadura, Castile, Spain.

How old was Cabeza de Vaca when he died?

Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñez (ca. 1490–ca. 1559). Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, an early explorer and first historian of Texas, was born in Jerez de la Frontera, an Andalusian province in the south of Spain near Cádiz. The precise year of Cabeza de Vaca's birth cannot be determined, but it was within the "birth window" of 1487–92.
What is another name for Cabeza de Vaca?
Alternative Title: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Baca Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, (born c. 1490, Extremadura, Castile [now in Spain]—died c. 1560, Sevilla, Spain), Spanish explorer who spent eight years in the Gulf region of present-day Texas.
Where did Álvar Cabeza de Baca live?
See Article History. Alternative Title: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Baca. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, (born c. 1490, Extremadura, Castile [now in Spain]—died c. 1560, Sevilla, Spain), Spanish explorer who spent eight years in the Gulf region of present-day Texas.

What happened to Cabeza de Vaca in La Relación del Narvaez?

La relación of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. La relación of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is the account of his experiences with the Narvaez expedition and after being wrecked on Galveston Island in November 1528. Cabeza de Vaca and his last three men struggled to survive.

What happened to Cabeza de Vaca on the Isle of misfortune?

Decimated by sickness on this landfall island, which Cabeza de Vaca named la Isla de Malhado (the Isle of Misfortune), by spring 1529 only thirteen Spaniards and an African slave remained alive, as well as Cabeza de Vaca who had ventured to the mainland where he, too, became seriously ill during the winter.