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Sites and pages devoted to Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca (1490?-1557?). Spanish explorer who led an expedition across Southern North America, of which only four of 300 members survived.

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Cabeza de Vaca, 16th Century Explorer "Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to describe America from Florida thru Texas. His writings are the oldest history we have of Native Americans." Includes trail maps and outline. www.vaca.com/cabeza.html

Cabeza de Vaca A short biography, focusing on the importance of Cabeza de Vaca's travels. www.english.swt.edu/CSS/BackgroundCDV.HTML

Windows to the Unknown: Cabeza de Vaca's Journey to the Southwest Research on the famous explorer and his journeys. www.english.swt.edu/CSS/Vacaindex.HTML

Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca Companion to the PBS Series "The West". Includes a translated account of Cabeza de Vaca's journeys. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/cabezadevaca.htm

The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca A detailed historical account. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/cabeza.htm

Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America English translation of Cabeza de Vaca's full 1542 expedition report. www.eldritchpress.org/cdv/rel.htm