“Seeing that our thirst was increasing and the water was killing us, while the storm did not abate, we agreed to trust to God, Our Lord, and rather risk the perils of the sea than wait there for certain death from thirst.” CertainWaitingWaterLordSeeingRiskSeaKillingStormTrust In GodThirstPerilOur LordCertain Death Book:Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition Source: Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition
“Two days after moving we recommended ourselves to God, Our Lord, and fled, hoping that, although it was late in the season and the fruits of the tunas were giving out, by remaining in the field we might still get over a good portion of the land.” GivingStillsTwoMightMovingLordLandFieldsLateSeasonsFruitPortionsGet OverOur LordTwo Days 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