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The life of Cabeza de Vaca: a brief biography
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Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born in Jerez de la Frontera, most probably in 1500.
His paternal grandfather, Pedro de Vera Mendoza had been a loyal supporter of Henry IV and was sent to conquer Grand Canary by the Catholic Monarchs.
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Cabeza de Vaca followed in this adventurous tradition, first serving as a page or drummer boy in Italy in about 1512 and then supporting Charles V in during the Comuneros uprising.
Perhaps as early as 1514 he found a position in the household of Alonso de Guzmán, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, one of the most powerful aristocrats in Spain.
However, the ducal household was obsessed by Guzmán’s impotence, lack of interest in female company, and consequent inability to produce an heir.
One morning, whilst tying his master’s shoe laces, Cabeza de Vaca noticed that the Duke’s ‘nature was somewhat erect,’ causing widespread laug