Cabeza de Vaca HOUSTON INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE | www.cultural-crossroads.com Contents 1 The Americas 1.a The Atlantic Crossing 2 Ashore in Florida 2.a Local Inhabitants 2.b Parting With the Ships 2.c A Deep River 2.d Apalachen 2.e Search for the Sea 3 Back to the Sea 3.a Bay of Horses 3.b The Mississippi River 4 Stranded on the Coast 4.a Shipwrecked 4.b Island of Ill-Fate 5 Into the Interior 5.a Trading Goods (Six Years) 6 Westward 6.a Four Rivers 6 Westward (cont.) 6.b Loss of the Governor 6.c Time for Escape 6.d De Vaca Returns 6.e The Tale of Bad Thing 6.f Tales of Suffering 6.g Tales of War 6.h Cultural Characteristics 6.i Moving On to a Big River 6.j A New Custom 6.k Tales of Wealthy Cities 6.l Surgery 6.m More New Customs 6.n The Dilemma 7 Mexico 7.a Evidence of Spaniards 7.b Finding Four Christians 7.c Debating the Christian Problem 7.d Addressing the Indians 7.e Return to Spain HOUSTON INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE | www.cultural-crossroads.com