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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾ ˈnuɲeθ kaˈβeθa ðe ˈβaka] ⓘ; c. 1488/90/92 [1] – after 19 May 1559 [2]) was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition.
Andrea Cabeza de Vaca y McDaniel, 15th Countess of la Mejorada [1] Count of la Mejorada ( Spanish : Conde de la Mejorada ) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain , granted in 1617 by Philip III to Antonio de Padilla, mayor of the fortresses of Martos and Alhama , two important enclaves of the Order of Calatrava during the Reconquista .
The Spanish Christian King surprised the Moorish army and defeated them. [1] For his assistance, King Alfonso VIII gave Alhaja the title "Cabeza de Vaca", which means "head of a cow". He was awarded a coat-of-arms that included cow skulls in its design. He is the maternal ancestor of explorer Cabeza de Vaca. [2]
The later Spanish tales were largely caused by reports given by the four shipwrecked survivors of the failed Narváez expedition, which included explorers Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his slave Estevanico. Eventually returning to New Spain, the
La Junta Indians is a collective name for the various Indians living in the area known as La Junta de los Rios ("the confluence of the rivers": the Rio Grande and the Conchos River) on the borders of present-day West Texas and Mexico. In 1535 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca recorded visiting these peoples while making his way to a Spanish settlement ...
Alonso del Castillo Maldonado (died after 1547) was an early Spanish explorer in the Americas.He was one of the last four survivors of the original members of the 1527 Narváez expedition, along with Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Andrés Dorantes de Carranza and his African slave Estevanico.
Estevanico (c. 1500 –1539), also known as Mustafa Azemmouri and Esteban de Dorantes and Estevanico the Moor, was the first person of African descent to explore North America. He was one of the last four survivors of the Narváez expedition, along with Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Andrés Dorantes de Carranza, and Alonso del Castillo Maldonado.
Cabeza de Vaca may also refer to: Cabeza de Vaca, a 1991 Mexican film; Cabeza de Vaca, Tumbes, a Peruvian archaeological site; Diego Cabeza de Vaca (d. 1625), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate; Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca (b. 1967), Mexican politician; Francisco Vera Cabeza de Vaca (1637–1700), Spanish painter; Luis Cabeza de Vaca (d ...