The Catholic Encyclopedia: Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca A brief biographical sketch. Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca Another brief biographical sketch. The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca (1542) - Translated by Fanny Bandelier (1905) The complete story of his voyage and discoveries. Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: Pioneer Historian, Ethnologist, Physician An interesting biographical sketch. "Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca is arguably the first European of historic importance to set foot on the soil of present-day Texas." Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: Pioneer Historian, Ethnologist, Physician (Part 2) The rest of the story. "Artifacts, Archaeology and Cabeza De Vaca in Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico" by Thomas R. Hester. An interesting perspective on de Vaca. A Shared Experience's Historical Survey: Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Explorations Puts the age of Spanish exploration in America into perspective. The Journey of Cabeza de Vaca by Todd A. Guillory "The history of Europeans in Galveston begins back in Spain in 1212, when a modest shepherd named Martin Alhaja marked a path through the mountains north of Seville with a cow skull." Before Cabeza de Vaca got to Texas. Cabeza de Vaca The film! Web Architect: Michael L. Geiger Content by: Kenn Pierson URL: http://www.kjpierson.com/AMLIT Created 4.7.99 - Last Updated: 4.7.99 ©1999 M.L. Geiger - All Rights Reserved