Cabeza de Vaca

Above is an illustration of Cabeza de Vaca performing surgery.  It is from the blog, Prehistoric Shamanism.  The entry that this picture comes from is here:
http://blog.prehistoricshamanism.com/236/cabeza-de-vaca-from-conquistador-to-shaman/


Here is a link to PBS' biography of Cabeza de Vaca:

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/cabezadevaca.htm

Follow this link to find his narrative of exploration:

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/cabeza.htm

Here is a map of part of his route:



In 1991, Nicolas Echevarria's film on Cabeza de Vaca came out.  Here is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_7INQiXIvk

I am sure that it came to New York where I was living at the time, but unfortunately I never saw it.  Interestingly, this is not an English-language film.  Echevarria is Mexican.  How is your Spanish?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrHHDyL3Pvg