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He was born on this day
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Cabaza de Vaca left Spain.
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He searches for more gold and goes north west to get to a place around present day alabams
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After de vaca finds lots of gold he goes back to Spain with 50 men to show his achievements and this triggers more expedtions.
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Cabaza de Vaca discovers Texas.
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1) Cabeza de Vaca found Indians and lots of gold in his expedition.
2) I think his journals are important because they provide valuable information on his journey also tells the story from his pov.
3) After Spain was notified of the rumors of the cities of gold they sent more expeditions in search of the cites
4) He also told the Spanish about the rumors heard by the Indians about the cities of gold. Years of exploration:1490-1557 -
He was important because he discovered present-day Texas, found tons of gold, and brought the rumor of the cities of gold back to spain.