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Cabeza De Vaca Dbq Essay

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There once was a man he was a caring man that would never give up, his name was Cabeza de Vaca.

Background
Cabeza survived many different ways like learning different languages and performing surgeries.Cabeza de Vaca was born 1490. He was treasurer to the Spanish expedition under Pánfilo de Narváez that reached what is now Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1528.

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How was Cabeza de Vaca able to survive?

Thesis
Cabeza de Vaca was able to survive because of he was a healer/shaman and he had amazing communication skills as well as wilderness skills

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Cabeza was able to survive by his amazing wilderness

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This would help him because when he was around the gulf he would grab the water and take it with him when he was traveling to the desert since it is very hot there. There was no water around he would just drink out of the horse leg.

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Cabeza also survived because he was a healer/shaman.

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“And this cure gave us a very great reputation among throughout the whole land.” Cabeza saved an Indian that had an arrow head stuck into him by his heart. He pulled the arrow head out by a knife and a deer bone. Doc- C

Argument (connecting evidence to the thesis)
Cabeza is a healer because he saved a man's life. Saving someone's life makes you an important person. People now look up to Cabeza as their healer and leader. Cabeza also nose how to perform surgery which is very helpful especially if one of your men gets hurt.

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