Cabeza de Vaca’s Tough Survival Cabeza de Vaca, lonely, tired, and hungry. Crossed the cold, clear, river with the angry water slamming against his weak body. With every little step he took, the currents pulled him further away from his destination. His legs were weak, and fragile from wadding in the frosty water where he could barely touch the bottom. In his weakend state, he could drown any moment from now. In the year of 1527, five ships set sail in search of new lands, to establish new settlements, but as the journey passed on they made accidental landfall in Florida, near modern day Tampa Bay. Captian Narvaez, the leader of the people, sent three hundred passengers off the ship in search of treasure, but when the people returned, their
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In Cabeza de Vaca’s life, he had to be respectful towards his enemies. Having respect helped him survive, because he befriended his enemies, and they finally let him free. In Document B it says “Cabeza de Vaca befriended his captors.” This piece of text evidence proves that he became friends with the Indians who captured him. It would be really hard to be friends with the people who held him prisinor for about two years. Also in document B, “Cabeza learned four Indian languages, including Charrucos, and sign language.” Taking the time to learn his captor’s language represents a huge amount respect and loyalty. He is very loyal because, it took a very long time to learn those languages, but he kept on working on his studies. By learning those languages, it shows his willigniess going to learn to be a part of their tribe, because they provided him with food, water, and …show more content…
Even though you know your pain will vanish once the procedure is done, it is hard to think about the excruciating pain of the procedure itself. In Cabeza de Vaca’s life story, he was like a doctor to those in pain. He would go out of his way to willingly help the sick. Since he was originally from Spain, where he was some what taught, he had the basic medical knowledge. This allowed Cabeza de Vaca to properly do medicial procedures. In Document C it states that, “Here they brought me a man, and they told me that a long time ago, he had been wounded through his right shoulder with an arrow, and the arrow rested over his heart…. With the knife I had, I opened his chest to that place…. I inserted the knife to that point, and with difficulty, at last I pulled it out. It was very long and with a deer bone…. I gave him two stitches and two days later I removed them.” When an Indian brought him the man, someone he has never even seen before, he quickly jumped into action. Best of all, the man was healed very quickly. This proves he was a healer because he knew exactly where to cut, what tool to use and how to pull the arrow out without damaging his heart, and shoulder. Above all that, Cabeza de Vaca knew how to thread, and take out the stitches. Also in Document C it states that, “And this cure gave us a great reputation among them throughout the whole land.” The passage said that being a healer gave him a very good
In Cabeza de Vaca’s life, he had to be respectful towards his enemies. Having respect helped him survive, because he befriended his enemies, and they finally let him free. In Document B it says “Cabeza de Vaca befriended his captors.” This piece of text evidence proves that he became friends with the Indians who captured him. It would be really hard to be friends with the people who held him prisinor for about two years. Also in document B, “Cabeza learned four Indian languages, including Charrucos, and sign language.” Taking the time to learn his captor’s language represents a huge amount respect and loyalty. He is very loyal because, it took a very long time to learn those languages, but he kept on working on his studies. By learning those languages, it shows his willigniess going to learn to be a part of their tribe, because they provided him with food, water, and …show more content…
Even though you know your pain will vanish once the procedure is done, it is hard to think about the excruciating pain of the procedure itself. In Cabeza de Vaca’s life story, he was like a doctor to those in pain. He would go out of his way to willingly help the sick. Since he was originally from Spain, where he was some what taught, he had the basic medical knowledge. This allowed Cabeza de Vaca to properly do medicial procedures. In Document C it states that, “Here they brought me a man, and they told me that a long time ago, he had been wounded through his right shoulder with an arrow, and the arrow rested over his heart…. With the knife I had, I opened his chest to that place…. I inserted the knife to that point, and with difficulty, at last I pulled it out. It was very long and with a deer bone…. I gave him two stitches and two days later I removed them.” When an Indian brought him the man, someone he has never even seen before, he quickly jumped into action. Best of all, the man was healed very quickly. This proves he was a healer because he knew exactly where to cut, what tool to use and how to pull the arrow out without damaging his heart, and shoulder. Above all that, Cabeza de Vaca knew how to thread, and take out the stitches. Also in Document C it states that, “And this cure gave us a great reputation among them throughout the whole land.” The passage said that being a healer gave him a very good