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Alvar NUnez Cabeza de Vaca, Latin American History, Biographies
Related Category: Latin American History, Biographies
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Alvar NUnez Cabeza de Vaca[Al´vAr nOO´nyAth kAbA´thA dA vA´kA] Pronunciation Key, c.1490–c.1557, Spanish explorer. Cabeza de Vaca [cow's head] was not actually a surname but a hereditary title in his mother's family; he is frequently called simply Alvar NUnez.
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