USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cabeza de Vaca’s unintentional journey to Texas was a disaster from the start. A series of dire accidents and Native American attacks plagued his expedition’s 300 men as they explored north Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -Their journey went well until the two men confronted Matagorda Bay. There they encountered an Indian tribe, which Cabeza de Vaca called the Quevenes, who threatened to kill them by placing arrows over their hearts.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was the first to explore what is now Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. He was also the first to describe the buffalo, the Gila monster, and many tribes of Native Americans. His explorations proved that the North American continent was much, much larger than anyone had dreamed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca recounts an early Spanish attempt to conquer Florida. After shipwreck disperses the explorers, Cabeza de Vaca battles to survive, an isolated European among the impoverished Native American tribes of the Gulf Coast.