Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America Cabeza de Vaca's story is one of the earliest accounts of exploration of the Americas when it was still untouched by European traditions and values, when they were still in their raw and natural state. Cabeza de Vaca and the men landed in Florida on April 14th 1528. Upon their arrival, Governor Pámfilo de Narváez who was in charge of the expedition raised flags …

…on a voyage to conquer the region north of the Gulf of Mexico, but ended up exploring and discovering things they never would have dreamed of. Did these explorers merely wish to investigate this new land and uncover its vast and unknown mysteries, or did they simply want to exploit its inhabitants and greedily gather up as many riches as one could find? They started off as conquerors and ended up thankful survivors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**