Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca had to experience many difficult and strange things in order to survive his expedition. He was placed in, what seemed to him like a completely different world. In order to fit along with the natives, he had to place himself in their world. This meant that he had become accustomed to their customs and traditions. If he did not, then the natives may have become angered and could have killed him. He had to view “their women toil incessantly” (Vaca). Even though he may have wanted to help the women, his assistance would not be considered as good but bad. The women and men were not allowed to come into contact with each other, unless they were spouses. Since he had to go through such a drastic life experience, for his King, this picture reminds me of how he succeeded through this hardship.