Learn Spanish With History, Cabeza de Vaca
Do you know Cabeza de Vaca is? Probably not. Cabeza de Vaca is Spanish for ‘cow head’. Now I’ve got your curiosity, eh? Well, here’s the deal. Cabeza de Vaca was one amazing dude. He was one of the first Europeans to walk clear across North America, and he did so in the 1500s when the land was full of Native Americans. The Native Americans were initially very suspicious of Cabeza de Vaca and his crew, and killed most of them. Cabeza de Vaca and three of his companions survived and were slaves for many years. Over time, they learned to adapt to the new surroundings, and eventually found their freedom. Using their foreign appearance as a means of gaining an advantage, they actually went ahead and pretended to be medicine men with supernatural powers. I don’t want to give too much of the story away, but here’s a link to one of the best books about it: