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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Spanish explorer of the New World
Country: Spain

Content:
  1. Biography of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
  2. Early Life and Military Service
  3. Expedition to La Florida
  4. Journey through the Southwest
  5. Return to Spain and Writing
  6. Later Life and Death
  7. Legacy

Biography of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Introduction

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World and one of the four survivors of the ill-fated expedition led by Panfilo de Narvaez.

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    • He was born in either 1488 or 1490 into a modest noble family in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, which is famous for its fortified wine.

    Early Life and Military Service

    Around 1512, Cabeza de Vaca joined the forces of the Holy League, a Catholic alliance formed to fight for the French throne.

    He fought bravely in the Battle of Ravenna and was later appointed as a military commander in the Italian city of Gaeta. He also participated in military conflicts in Spain, where he lost his parents durin