Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Spain's Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (c.1490-c.1557) is an early Spanish explorer of the New World. He shipwrecked on the Florida Gulf Coast in 1527 and later explored Texas and western Mexico.

External links

• PBS website for Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Cabeza de Vaca's Journey to the Southwest