Episode 3 - Cabeza de Vaca: Conquistador to Castaway

Episode 3 - Cabeza de Vaca: Conquistador to CastawayThe Narváez expedition had marched into Florida chasing rumors of wealth, only to find hunger, disease, violence, and disaster. By the time they returned to the coast, their ships were gone.In this episode of The History of Texas, the survivors make a desperate decision. With no proper tools, no safe harbor, and no clear path home, they begin building crude rafts along the Gulf Coast. What started as a Spanish conquest turns into a fight for survival.Among them is Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a royal treasurer who entered the New World as a conquistador and would soon become something very different.This is the story of how ambition, desperation, and the sea carried the Narváez expedition toward Texas.Support the show:https://ko-fi.com/thehistoryoftexas Follow The History of Texas:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0QQ3yhHCr3hNFGp9j5ih6fApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-texas/id1896845677 More links:https://linktr.ee/texasruneforgeMusic: "Anamalie" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/