Cabeza de Vaca

[ kah-ve-thah the vah-kah, -ve-sah ]

noun

1. Ál·var Nú·ñez [ahl, -vah, r, , noo, -nyeth, -nyes], c1490–1557?, Spanish explorer in the Americas.

Example Sentences

These people gave Cabeza de Vaca some turquoise, and five arrow-heads each chipped from a single emerald.

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Careful consideration of the narrative of Cabeza de Vaca sustains this conclusion.

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Galena was observed in use among the tribes seen by Cabeza de Vaca.

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They were the same who had known Cabeza de Vaca, and they had a high opinion of white men.

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Adventures and wonderful escape of Cabeza de Vaca, after the loss of Narvaez.

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