“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