Renaissance · North America · Exploration

1528

Cabeza de Vaca Shipwrecked in Texas

1528

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and a few companions washed up on the Gulf coast of what is now Texas after a Spanish expedition to Florida collapsed in mutiny and hurricane. He would spend eight years walking across the Southwest and northern Mexico, living as a trader and healer among native peoples.

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Before and after in North America

Before: 1524: Verrazzano Enters New York Bay
After: December 9, 1531: Virgin of Guadalupe Appears

Before and after in Exploration

Before: 1527: Cabot's Son Sebastian Sails
After: 1531: Pizarro Sails from Panama

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.