Cabeza de Vaca and the struggle for Native American rights
Childress, Diana
2008
Recounts the adventures of Spanish nobleman and explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, describing his disasterous expedition to the Americas in 1527 and the seven years he spent living among the Native Americans.
Discusses the life and exploration of a descendant of Spanish politicians, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who came to America as a conquistador but was captured and made a slave.
An account of the travels of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native people with whom he shared his journeys.
