Story facts
Where was Cabeza de Vaca from? (what was his heritage?)
Spain, Spanish explorer
Complete this sentence: Cabeza de Vaca and his fellow explorers were taken by the Native Americans and forced into _____________.
Slavery
How did Cabeza de Vaca and his team feel while traveling by rafts?
-scared
-sickly
-near death
-lost
Cabeza de Vaca pushed for a more humane way to colonize the New World. Did this plan work?
NO, but he tried!
How did the Spanish explorers feel when they were without their horses and weapons?
scared, uncomfortable, powerless, unsettled
How do you think Cabeza de Vaca felt when he had to give up his possessions?
-scared
-uncomfortable
-nervous
-powerless
When Cabeza de Vaca and his team of explorers were starving, what did they eat out of desperation?
Their own horses
Describe Cabeza de Vacas experience traveling by rafts
-he didn't know how to navigate
-it was scary
-people were passing out and near death
How did Cabeza de Vaca feel about the Native Americans at the END of his journey?
-He felt sorry for the Europeans' cruelty towards them
-He viewed them as companions
What did Cabeza de Vaca trade with the Native Americans? (to get rafts) (TWO things)
Horses and weapons
He used his wits to try to cure Native Americans with prayers.
How did Cabeza de Vaca feel towards the Native Americans at the BEGINNING of the story?
-He didn't care about them
-he wanted to take their land/lives by force
Why was Cabeza de Vaca and his team exploring the land to begin with?
-They wanted to colonize the New World
-They wanted to take the land from the Native Americans
How did Cabeza de Vaca change at the end of his journey? (what did he try to do when he got home?)
He pushed for the humane (kind and civil) colonization of the New World
Why do you think Cabeza de Vaca's experiences changed him by the end of the story?
-the hardships he faced made him realize how cruel the Europeans were being to the Native Americans