“One-third of our people were dangerously ill, getting worse hourly, and we felt sure of meeting the same fate, with death as our only prospect, which in such a country was much worse yet.” PeopleCountryFeltFatePerspectiveThirdsMeetingsIll Book:The journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: trans. from his own narrative Source: The journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: trans. from his own narrative
“All over the land are vast and handsome pastures, with good grass for cattle, and it strikes me the soil would be very fertile were the country inhabited and improved by reasonable people.” PeopleCountryWould BeBeautyLandStrikesGrassSoilReasonableHandsomeCattleFertilePastures Book:The journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: trans. from his own narrative Source: The journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: trans. from his own narrative