Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Narvaez Expedition

• 1527-1536
• Colonize Spanish Florida
• 600 men ended with 4
• King's "eyes and ears"

Trip There

• Encountered Storms 
• Hurricane
• Landed with 300 men

Coming Ashore

• Found Village and Traded
• Very Friendly
• Didn't Colonize Natives

Marching On

• Marched Two Weeks 
• Found Village
• Imprisoned Villagers
• No Ships 
• Went North

Tampa Bay

Entered Apalachee

• Thought To Be Capital
• No Gold, Just Corn
• Attacked!
• Sent Out 3 Teams

Apalachee Warrior

• The warriors that kept attacking

Aute

• Attacks Let Up 
• Crossed The Swamp
• Burnt Down
• Starvation
• Talks Of Desertion

Getting Desperate

• Narvaez Very Sick
• Made Boats
• Killed Gathering Supplies
• Set Sail Sept. 22, 1528
• Only 242 Men Left

Sailing

• Many Died
• 80 Remaining
• Hurricane #2
• Washed Up In Texas

Hurricane!

Heading To Mexico

• Lived In Texas 4 Years
• Only 4 Alive
• Left For Spanish Outpost 1532
• Found By Slave Trading Exp.

“Dumbfounded at the sight of me, strangely dressed and in the company of Indians. They just stood staring for a long time." - Cabeza

Spanish Slave Ship

Timeline

• June 1527 Set Sail
• April 1528 Arrived 
• June 1528 Found Apalachee Camp
• Sept. 1528 Set Sail Again
• 1532 Left For Mexico

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narváez_expedition
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Álvar_Núñez_Cabeza_de_Vaca