MexAm Literature

Image Collection Begins: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

June 9, 2009

Do you know how Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca got his name? It was a gift of the Spanish king to his great grandfather who used the skull of a cow to mark a passage for retreat against the Moores in the late 15th century. The cattleman was given the title as an honor for [...]

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