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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Spanish explorer of the New World

  • Fame55.3
  • Momentum0.9
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Lived 1485–1559, aged 74Spain
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    1485–1559
    Aged 74
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Updated 2026-08-19

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 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 today the Southwestern United States, he became a trader, evangelist, and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536.

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Momentum0.9
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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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