Cabeza de Vaca 1
After a terrible hurricane, the men sailed for ____
Florida
After their ships wrecked, the men built 5 ___
rafts
After 18 months, the men _____
escaped
The Indians shared their ____ with Cabeza de Vaca
food
We learned much about the Coahuiltecans from the journal of
Cabeza de Vaca
Three rafts sank. The remaining two rafts with 80 men landed where ____, Texas is located today.
Galveston
After a cold winter and little food, only ___ men survived.
4
They traveled from ____ to _____.
tribe; tribe
One tribe cared more for their ____ than anyone else he had ever seen.
children.
The Comanches caught and tamed wild horses left by
Spanish explorers
One of the survivors was
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca began to be known as a great ____
healer
They learned to ___ small game and ___ food.
hunt; gather
The first European settlements in Texas were
Spanish missions
Comanche were ___ because they traveled around, following the buffalo
nomadic
He said some of the Indians ____ when they saw how sickly Cabeza de Vaca and his friends were.
wept
Later, Cabeza de Vaca wrote a journal about living with the ____
Native Americans
He wrote about the daily lives of ____
Indians
Mexico broke free from
Spain
Jumano and Tingua homes were built from ____ made by mixing water and dry earth
adobe.
Cabeza de Vaca believed the Native Americans should be treated with ___
dignity.
In 1533, the four Spaniards were captured and became ____
slaves
In 1528, a _____ expedition of more than 250 men landed.
Spain
Scientists study ___ to learn about prehistoric Indians
artifacts
Today. modern Indian people still celebrate their ____
culture