Faith and Cabeza de Vaca’s Miracle
This month, in November 1528, nearly 500 years ago, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his small, dwindling band of Spanish explorers staggered ashore on what is now the coast of Texas following a catastrophic shipwreck. They were the remnants of an ambitious expedition decimated by storms and starvation. As they stumbled onto the cold, barren sands, most of their party had already perished. Only a handful remained to face an unknown world.