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Gr 5-8 In 1527, Governor Pánfilo de Narváez sailed westward from Spain to explore the land that stretched between present-day Florida and Mexico, colonizing and conquering. With him, as his treasurer and sheriff, was Cabeza de Vaca. The men ran out of food, and Spanish ships failed to return for them. In desperation, they built five rafts and attempted to sail to Mexico. The survivors made it as far as Galveston. By this time, the governor was dead, and Cabeza de Vaca served as the commander. Eight years later, he returned to Spain, one of o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Lourie presents a summary of the nearly eight years Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca spent in Texas and Mexico after storms, violence, and hun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More