Perhaps some seventy-five miles downstream from modern-day El Paso, Texas, they re-crossed the Great River and left Texas soil for the last time.
The men continued toward the Pacific Ocean, known to them as the South Sea, and at around Christmas saw evidence of their countrymen in a horseshoe nail and small belt buckle worn as an amulet on a string around the neck of an Indian. They hastened their pace and saw additional evidence of Spaniards in the tracks of horses and their abandoned campsites.
In all they had walked on bare feet an estimated 2, miles from where they had fled the Mariames and Yguaces in Texas. In Mexico City trekking ended for Castillo and Dorantes. They married wealthy widows of conquistadors and lived out their lives in Mexico. Estevanico, however, would soon be reminded of the harsh reality of slavery.
He was either lent or sold to the Spanish viceroy by his master, Dorantes. In Estevanico served as a scout or advance agent of an expedition that served as forerunner of the Coronado entrada. For uncertain reasons, he was killed by Zuni Indians in present-day western New Mexico. Trekking, however, was far from over for Cabeza de Vaca.
In the early s, he again served the Spanish crown as governor in present-day Paraguay. To inspire his followers, he took off his shoes and walked every step of the way, even though horses were available as mounts. During his experiences in Texas, he had become a lay champion of Indian rights, despite years spent as a slave when he was often badly treated and hungry.
After a series of appeals, his harsh sentence was commuted in August Cabeza remained in Spain until his death about His burial site is unknown but may been in the family vault at the Real Convento de Santo Domingo in Jerez de la Frontier. The path for Cabeza de Vaca in becoming a defender of Indians is almost as remarkable as his adventures in Texas. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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