Cabeza De Vaca, after his trip, became a life long advocate for the rights of indigenous people, refused to wear shoes and kept his buffalo robe instead of cloak. He lived a life of freedom that was all but unknown to Europeans, but was eventually sent back to Spain in chains. No statue of him stands on either continent.
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Cabeza De Vaca, after his trip, became a life long advocate for the rights of indigenous people, refused to wear shoes and kept his buffalo robe instead of cloak. He lived a life of freedom that was all but unknown to Europeans, but was eventually sent back to Spain in chains. No statue of him stands on either continent.
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