ÁLvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca
c. 1490-c. 1560
Spanish explorer in the region of what is now Texas, whose claims regarding legendary cities of gold influenced later exploration efforts by H...
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Born c. 1490, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Died c. 1560, Seville, Spain
AIthough Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca could have lived an ea...
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (ca. 1490-ca. 1557) was a Spanish explorer. Marooned on the Texas coast, he wandered for 8 years in a land no European had ever seen. His account is the...
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