Question

What was the original mission given to Cabeza de Vaca when he left Spain? A. to establish a colony in Florida B. to conquer the native people who had been attacking Spanish settlements in South America C. to map the Gulf of Mexico D. to discover a "fountain of youth"

Answer 1

Question: What was the original mission given to Cabeza de Vaca when he left Spain?

Final Answer:

A. to establish a colony in Florida.

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was a spanish explorer. And was one of the survivors of the 1527 Navaez expedition. The Navaez expedition was intended to establish colonial settlements in Florida.

Answer 2

Hello there,

Your correct answer that I found found because of my research would be "to establish a colony in Florida". He left Spain and traveled to Florida.

Hope this helps.

~Jurgen