"among these we were always well treated, although we dug up whatever we were to eat, and carried own loads of water and wood. their dwelling and food supplies are like those of the previous ones, although they go hungry more often… of the eight months we were with them we suffered great hunger during six, for they do not have fish either. and at the end of this time the tunas were already beginning to ripen and without their perceiving us we went away to others that were farther on, called the maliacones." – cabeza de vaca
what was the importance of cabeza de vaca's writings?
a)
he wrote down his claims of texas for the spanish.
b)
his writings led to the discovery of gold mines in texas.
c)
he was the first european explorer to establish a colony in what would become the state of texas.
d)
he was the first european explorer to describe the geography and native american settlements in texas.