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Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Books by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Adventure History Non-Fiction
Exploration Travel Survival Medicine Shipwreck Adaptation Spanish Conquest Native American Culture

The book is an account of the eight-year journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer who was shipwrecked in Florida in 1528. He and three other survivors endured incredible hardships, including enslavement, starvation, and disease. Howe...

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Naufragios

Adventure History Non-Fiction Travel
Exploration Survival Shipwreck Florida Texas Native American Culture Gulf of Mexico

The book "Naufragios" by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a member of the ill-fated Narváez expedition to Florida in 1528. After the expedition's ships were wrecked in a hurricane, Cabeza de Vaca and h...