Comparison Of Vaca's Or Las Casas

When asked which book Cabeza de Vaca’s or Las Casas’s is most memorable to me, I would have to say Vaca’s book. Both books were detailed and adventurous, but Vaca’s book was more appealing to me. Although both books are memorable in different ways the book by Vaca’s is more memorable to me. In his book he tells about the exploring on the “West Indies” little did he know is that where he landed was present day America. While reading Vaca’s book I feel like I’m there with him on his journey. In the other book by Casas I really don’t feel like I’m with him and he describes the situation that he is in to a certain extent. He talks a lot about the murder and work of the Indians and not enough about the journey. On the other hand, what happened to …show more content…
From losing their ships in a hurricane to being helpers to the sick Indians. Although there were some dull points in the story like when they had to eat their skinny horses to survive and losing their trading good in the river. Even if these parts of the story are dull they are a crucial part of the story. No matter how small the detail in the story is Vaca put it in the book because it meant something to him. One of my favorite parts of the book is when he talks about how the Indians came to them when one of their tribe mates were sick. A second favorite part of his book is when the Spaniards went from tribe to tribe they caught onto the languages very fast. Another memorable and shocking part of the book is when the Spaniards were being escorted to another tribe they ran into an Indian with a Spaniard belt on. One of the most gross and memorable moments was when the Spaniards were eating each other to survive. Another gruesome part of his book is when he was talking about the damage after the hurricane and how some of the bodies were so disfigured that they couldn’t be recognized. Another memorable part of the book is how through all of their hardships they remained faithful to God and praised him during