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Cabeza De Vaca

Cabeza De Vaca. The Age of Discovery. Spanish and Portuguese Empire in North and South America . The Age of Discovery. The expansion of Spain and Portugal Conquistadors found new trade routes Columbus discovered America in 1492 Colonization of America

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Cabeza De Vaca

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  1. Cabeza De Vaca

  2. The Age of Discovery Spanish and Portuguese Empire in North and South America

  3. The Age of Discovery • The expansion of Spain and Portugal • Conquistadors found new trade routes • Columbus discovered America in 1492 • Colonization of America • Many conquistadors explored the New World: America

  4. Spanish Explorations

  5. Cabeza de Vaca • Born in Jerez, Spain, 1492 • Raised in a noble family • His grandfather was a conquistador • Cabeza De Vaca means “cow’s head” • Died in Sevilla, 1559

  6. The Fleet • Fleet included • Five ships of 600 men • Officers • Cabeza de Vaca Treasurer and High Sheriff • Alonzo Enriquez, Alonzo de Solis, Juan Xuarez

  7. The Journey • Hispaniola for one month • Santiago, Cuba, and then Trinidad • West coast of Florida near Tampa Bay • North to explore with small amounts of biscuits and bacon to eat; ran out of food • By the end of the summer, 100 had died from disease, starvation or Indian attack

  8. Disasters • Decided to go to Cuba. • Men made 5 rafts on which they sailed west, hoping to reach a Spanish settlement in Mexico. • Three rafts sank • Two surviving rafts (carrying 80 men) landed at Galveston Island (off what is now Texas) in fall of 1528

  9. Galveston • Only 15 men survived the cold winter. • Traveled west, walking along the Colorado River. • By 1533, there were only 4 survivors (including Cabeza de Vaca ) • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca • Estevanico – a slave from North Africa • Alonzo del Castillo Maldonado • Andres Dorantes de Carranza

  10. Cabeza de Vaca’s Company • Was enslaved by some Indian tribes along the way • Helped by others • These 4 men were the first non-natives to travel in southwestern North America. • Reached the Spanish settlement of Culiacan in early 1536

  11. Mexico City • Later that year they reached Mexico City, where they were welcomed by the Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza. • After serving as a Mexican territorial governor, Cabeza de Vaca returned to Spain in 1537.

  12. Later Timeline • In 1536 travels to Mexico City and welcomed by Hernan Cortes. Cabeza de Vaca was angered by the mistreatment of the Native Americans at the hands of the Spanish. • In 1537 returns home to Spain and to write about his experiences. • Noted the appalling treatment of Indians by the Spanish • In 1540 appointed governor of the LaPlata regions in Argentina.

  13. Return to Spain • In 1542 book published . • In 1543 introduces a plan of fair treatment of the Natives; men rebel against him. • Held prisoner until 1544 when returns to Spain. • Cabeza de Vaca accused of abusing power (1544) • Loses office of Governor of Argentina.

  14. End Days • Book about experiences in South America the inspiration of Hernando De Soto and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. • Sentenced to live out the rest of his days in exile in North Africa; Emperor Charles V rescinded the order and Cabeza de Vaca was able to return to Spain. • Died from illness in 1559.

  15. Works Cited • Bannon, John Francis. “Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2007. Grolier Online. 30 Nov. 2007 <http://ea.grolier.com>. • “Cabeza de Vaca.” Elizabethan Era. 30 Nov. 2007. <http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/cabeza-de-vaca.htm>. • “Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.” America the Beautiful. 2007. Grolier Online. 30 Nov. 2007 <http://atb.grolier.com/>. • Smith, Buckingham. Relation of Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. New York: University Microfilms, 1871. • Mitchell, J. Leslie. Earth Conquerors. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. • Cabeza de Vaca Explorations, 1528-36. Map. Encyclopedia Americana. Ed. Grolier Online. 29 Nov. 2007 <http://ea.grolier.com>. • Cabeza de Vaca. America the Beautiful. Scholastic Lib. 29 Nov. 2007 <http://atb.grolier.com/>. • Cabeza de Vaca. 29 Nov. 2007< http://www.ecai.org/na-missions/image049.jpg>.

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