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When a person is starving, or drowning, standing on the brink of death, they are desperate. But what keeps them alive? It’s their will to survive. In the year of 1528, Cabeza de Vaca, one of the only four survivors of the original Narvaez expedition shipwrecked onto an island. This island was inhabited by Indians, and after two years of being their slave, de Vaca escaped and eventually walked all the way to Mexico City. These feats were not easy and Cabeza de Vaca achieved it all and lived to tell

Finding His Way: The Journey of Cabeza de Vaca Cabeza de Vaca and his three other survivors stood alone on the gulf of East Texas, lost and afraid. Cabeza de Vaca set sail with many others on a total of five ships, hoping to reach Mexico to establish colonies on the gulf. However, those plans took an unexpected turn when currents forced the ships to crash, leaving them alone. Flash forward to where we see Cabeza and his other 3 survivors on the Gulf of East Texas, with no sense of direction.

Cabeza De Vaca DBQ Did you ever wonder how Cabeza De Vaca survived while he was exploring? First of lets start with who Cabeza De Vaca was. He was a Spanish explorer sent to explore the new world. He set sail in 1527 and he departed from Seville, Spain. He then shipwrecked on Isle de Malhado in November, 1528. The reasons that he survived are because he had great wilderness skills, he was a very good healer, and he had respect for the Native Americans. One of the reasons that Cabeza survived was

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Have you ever felt alone, scared, or feared of never seeing home again? For 8 years this was the life of Cabeza de Vaca. Cabeza de Vaca, a spanish conquistador, sets out on his expedition to West Florida. But things didn't go as planned when he and only 3 survivors are stranded in East Texas. Despite all that life threw at him, how did Cabeza survive? Adapting to his environment, Cabeza de Vaca was able to survive because of his wilderness skills, communication skills, and his ability to heal and

How He Stayed Alive He is known as the man who walked through Texas to get to Mexico City. His journey was 2,500 miles. How did he survive? Cabeza de Vaca survived because of his wilderness skills, his success as a healer, and his respect for the Native Americans. The first skill he used was wilderness and survival skills. “Cabeza drank water stored in hollowed-out horse leg containers” (DOC B). This shows that he used his surroundings to store and find water to keep him hydrated. “As a slave, Cabeza

Living Among The Indians Surviving the harsh environments of Texas, like deserts, mountains, indian territory and lack of resources and food. It is very hard to fight through all of this physically, but most importantly, mentally. Cabeza de Vaca left the port of Seville in 1527 to the new world, to establish settlements. When he got to the gulf of Mexico currents made the ships with 300 men, off course and they shipwrecked near today’s Tampa Bay. Here's the real question, how did Cabeza De Vaca

Cabeza de Vaca was stuck in front of a dangerous river with signs of cannibalism near. This is what he had to go through stuck in Texas. Cabeza was exploring the New World when he and the other explorers crashed ashore Texas. He was lost and trying to get to Mexico City. Cabeza de Vaca survived by having wilderness skills, being a healer, and having respect for Native Americans. One of the skills he used to survive was having wilderness skills. According to Document B it states that he used

How Cabeza De Vaca Survived By J.P Parraga How did the Spanish adventurer and explorer, Cabeza De Vaca, survive the dangerous and wild territory of Texas during the era in which the Indian tribes reigned over the area? Between the years of 1527 and 1536, in which he was fighting for his life, Cabeza De vaca survived many things such as unfriendly Indian tribes, dangerous territories, and most importantly, thirst and hunger, making many people wonder what methods he used in order to make

Running over mountains, through 100 degree heat, (Document A) while being chased by Indians, he had to eat spiders just to keep from starving(Document B). This was Cabeza De Vaca’s life while he tried to survive. Cabeza De Vaca ate anything, slept anywhere, and did anything he had to do just to keep his life. All he wanted was to find a New World, but instead he found himself in difficult situations around every corner he turned. The only way Cabeza de Vaca survived was because of his wilderness