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Spanish explorer of the New World

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
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Born	Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca c. What did cabeza de vaca accomplish What did cabeza de vaca accomplish What was cabeza de vaca looking for 10 facts about cabeza de vaca When did cabeza de vaca start his expedition Where was cabeza de vaca born 1488/1490/1492 Jerez de la Frontera, Castile
Died	After 19 May 1559 (aged over 66–71) Jerez de la Frontera or Valladolid, Spain
Resting place	Spain
Occupation(s)	Treasurer, explorer, author of La relación y comentarios, and ex-governor of Río de Plata in Argentina
Spouse	María Marmolejo
Parent(s)	Francisco de Vera (father), Teresa Cabeza de Vaca y de Zurita (mother)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈalβaɾˈnuɲeθkaˈβeθaðeˈβaka]^ⓘ; c.

1488/90/92^[1] – after 19 May 1559) was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across what is now the US Southwest, he became a trad