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The raft held survivors of an ill-fated Spanish expedition to settle Florida. Cabeza de Vaca then embarked upon what one scholar described as "the most remarkable [journey] in the record of American exploration." He lived for several years among Texas Indians, learning the tribes' languages and customs.
Explanation: alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490-c. 1560) was born in Jeréz de la Frontera, Spain, to a noble family; his early career was in the military. In 1527, he was appointed second in command of an expedition headed up by Panfilo de Narváez, who wanted to claim the territory from Florida to Mexico for Spain.