Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

✶January 1, 1485

†January 1, 1559

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About their life

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of travelling across what is today the Southwestern United States, he became a trader, evangelist, and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536.

Spanish explorer of the New World

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Biography from the article Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.