In 1527 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca journeyed from Spain to Florida with the ill-fated Panfilo de Narvaez expeditionand ended up wandering by land for years with a small band of survivors before reaching Spanish outposts in modern-day Mexico He later traveled to South America as an appointed provincial governor only to be sent back to Spain in chains some years after his arrival His written works describing his experiences provide insights into th...