Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer, was taken captive by the Indians while being stranded on an island off the coast of Texas. The narrative of Cabeza de Vaca tells the life of the himself and the other three survivors during their captivity. The document shows how the captives were dependent on the Indians for survival during their captivity. The life of Cabeza de Vaca and the other survivors varied as they traveled throughout the Southern United States.
The life of Cabeza de Vaca varied by the Indians who had him captive. At one point of his the capture duration the Indians forced him to become a physician. Without having a diploma or knowledge of medicine or healing he was tasked to treat different people. The Indians ordered that Cabeza de Vaca and the others to heal people a certain way that was foolish to them. The captives were quite reluctant because the Indians idea of healing was foolish. As a result, the Indians withheld food from Cabeza de Vaca and the others. The Indians were not accustomed to the healing process of the Europeans. When it came to healing the Europeans and Indians had different customs of how to approach the sick. …show more content…
The natives took him to see many sick people. In exchange for healing the people, he was rewarded with pounded prickly pears, which was his main source of food. Cabeza de Vaca was to give the pears to the Indians that were with them. When they returned, Cabeza lied saying that those who had died raised up. This had caused great fear and
The life of Cabeza de Vaca varied by the Indians who had him captive. At one point of his the capture duration the Indians forced him to become a physician. Without having a diploma or knowledge of medicine or healing he was tasked to treat different people. The Indians ordered that Cabeza de Vaca and the others to heal people a certain way that was foolish to them. The captives were quite reluctant because the Indians idea of healing was foolish. As a result, the Indians withheld food from Cabeza de Vaca and the others. The Indians were not accustomed to the healing process of the Europeans. When it came to healing the Europeans and Indians had different customs of how to approach the sick. …show more content…
The natives took him to see many sick people. In exchange for healing the people, he was rewarded with pounded prickly pears, which was his main source of food. Cabeza de Vaca was to give the pears to the Indians that were with them. When they returned, Cabeza lied saying that those who had died raised up. This had caused great fear and