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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish explorer of the New World
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| Born | Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca c. 1488/1490/1492 Jerez de la Frontera, Castile |
| Died | After 19 May 1559 (aged over 66–71) Jerez de la Frontera or Valladolid, Spain |
| Resting place | Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Treasurer, explorer, author of La relación y comentarios, and ex-governor of Río de Plata in Argentina |
| Spouse | María Marmolejo |
| Parent(s) | Francisco de Vera (father), Teresa Cabeza de Vaca y de Zurita (mother) |
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈalβaɾˈnuɲeθkaˈβeθaðeˈβaka]ⓘ; c.
1488/90/92[1] – after 19 May 1559) was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across what is now the US Southwest, he became a trad