Categorias: Todos - exploration - survival - adaptation - intelligence

por Nathan Sparkman 4 anos atrás

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Who is Cabeza de Vaca and how did he survive?

Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish conquistador who embarked on an eight-year journey to reach Mexico City. His survival story is marked by his intelligence and adaptability. He befriended his Native American captors, learning their language, and serving as a trader to gain their trust.

Who is Cabeza de Vaca
and how did he survive?

Nate Sparkman

Who is Cabeza de Vaca and how did he survive?

Who is he

Conquistador
8 year journey to Mexico City
Male
Spanish

How did he survive

Intelligence
Dug a pit to hold a campfire to keep warm
Befriended his captors to serve as a trader
Learned the Natives' Language
Performed Surgery to gain Natives' trust
Ingeniousness
Used a burning tree to light a torch
Eating whatever he could find
Melted materials into Rafts
Stored Water in Hollow Horse Leg
Native American Assistance
Fed him and gave him clothes
Handed off tribe to tribe
Enslaved him
They Rescued him