Surviving through mountains, deserts, mean natives, and big bodies of water is not something that we will face in the 20th century, but back in the 15 hundredths, this is something people battled every day. Among those people were Cabeza de Vaca. “ The second raft was blown ashore on the same island, which the men named Isle de Malhado, the Island of Bad Luck.” (Background Essay) How did he survive? Cabeza de Vaca survived because of his wilderness skills, success as a healer, and his respect for the Native Americans.
Cabeza survived because of his wilderness skills. “ With many other rafts and survivors along with them adrift the Gulf of Mexico, Cabeza drank water stored in hollowed- out horse-leg containers.” ( Document B) Hollowing out a
Cabeza survived because of his wilderness skills. “ With many other rafts and survivors along with them adrift the Gulf of Mexico, Cabeza drank water stored in hollowed- out horse-leg containers.” ( Document B) Hollowing out a