The Man Who Trudged Through Texas
A year had passed and two hundred fifty men had dwindled down to four. One of the four was Cabeza De Vaca. The Narvaez expedition set sail from Spain, but tricky currents in the Gulf of Mexico led the ships off course. Trying to get to Mexico, the explorers built five rafts of which only two made it back to back to the coast, this launched Cabeza’s journey to Mexico. How did Cabeza de Vaca survive? Cabeza De Vaca survived through the use of his wilderness skills, his success as a healer, and through his respect for the native Americans.
Cabeza de Vaca survived because of his wonderful wilderness skills. In “Cabeza's trek across texas and mexico” (doc A) the mountain and desert terrains made it harsh for Cabeza to survive. He also had to avoid Indian tribes, find ways to cross rivers, thrive in deserts, and find his way around mountains. Besides the harsh landscape, Cabeza had to avoid periodic hunger “as a slave Cabeza had to eat what was available, including berries, mollusks, rats, roots. Snakes, and spiders.” (Doc B). From using terrain to his advantage, to eating whatever he could find, Cabeza did not only survive, he thrived.
Cabeza de Vaca survived because he was a successful healer. Cabeza healed a Native American by removing …show more content…
If Cabeza did not show respect to the Native Americans, he could have been killed by “unfriendly Indians.” (doc A). “Cabeza befriended his Indian captors by showing respect and he also “learned four indian languages, including charrucos” (doc B). Cabeza also shows respect through his attempts to heal Native Americans, “ the first documented surgery done in North America ” (Doc C). Lastly, in Cabeza’s journal tells Cabeza treats the Native Americans as true friends and neighbors as he returned all that he took and “that (the spaniards) had no objective but to steal everything they found.” (Doc
A year had passed and two hundred fifty men had dwindled down to four. One of the four was Cabeza De Vaca. The Narvaez expedition set sail from Spain, but tricky currents in the Gulf of Mexico led the ships off course. Trying to get to Mexico, the explorers built five rafts of which only two made it back to back to the coast, this launched Cabeza’s journey to Mexico. How did Cabeza de Vaca survive? Cabeza De Vaca survived through the use of his wilderness skills, his success as a healer, and through his respect for the native Americans.
Cabeza de Vaca survived because of his wonderful wilderness skills. In “Cabeza's trek across texas and mexico” (doc A) the mountain and desert terrains made it harsh for Cabeza to survive. He also had to avoid Indian tribes, find ways to cross rivers, thrive in deserts, and find his way around mountains. Besides the harsh landscape, Cabeza had to avoid periodic hunger “as a slave Cabeza had to eat what was available, including berries, mollusks, rats, roots. Snakes, and spiders.” (Doc B). From using terrain to his advantage, to eating whatever he could find, Cabeza did not only survive, he thrived.
Cabeza de Vaca survived because he was a successful healer. Cabeza healed a Native American by removing …show more content…
If Cabeza did not show respect to the Native Americans, he could have been killed by “unfriendly Indians.” (doc A). “Cabeza befriended his Indian captors by showing respect and he also “learned four indian languages, including charrucos” (doc B). Cabeza also shows respect through his attempts to heal Native Americans, “ the first documented surgery done in North America ” (Doc C). Lastly, in Cabeza’s journal tells Cabeza treats the Native Americans as true friends and neighbors as he returned all that he took and “that (the spaniards) had no objective but to steal everything they found.” (Doc