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Alvar Nunez Cabez was born in 1490 in the town of Jerez de le Fronter.
His parents were Francisco de Vera and Teresa Cabeza de Vaca.
Later in his life he joined the army and fought in the Battle of
Ravenna in italy. While working in the army he fought for King Charles and got sellected to go to the Spanish Indes.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de
Vaca was a explorer that sailed for Spain and discovered some of the
Americas. He was the first European to Cross America on foot. He also
joined an exploration to Flordia, and got seperated from the rest of
the expedition. Then he landed on a island off the coast of Texas, and
lived with a group of indians for a few years, and then he and the rest
of the crew crossed Mexico on foot.While he was doing this he was
the first European to see and describe a American Bufflo.
When Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca arrived home he told other explorers
about his explorations and this influenced the further exploration of
the Americas.
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