Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Alvar's Voyage

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

April 22, 1537



I’m back in Spain. Thank God for my new ship, or else I never would able to make it here. My two comrades Alonso de Castillo and Andres Dorantes each had an engagement that prevented them each to accompany me. Castillo had to celebrate the marriage of him and he wife. While Dorantes had intentions on coming with me. However, later on changed his mind and ended up staying in Vera Cruz. I just bought three more new ships to carry on. They cost roughly about fourteen thousand ducados which is more than I could afford so much of it was borrowed from Pedro Dorantes.

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