The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 Page: 109 of 253
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ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA
just said, he and the Asturian wished to go
to other Indians further on, but when
those with whom they were found it out,
they beat them severely, undressed the As-
turian and pierced one of his arms with an
arrow.
At last the Christians escaped through
flight, and remained with the other Indians,
whose slaves they agreed to become. But,
although serving them, they were so ill-
treated, that no slaves, nor men in any con-
dition of life, were ever so abused. Not
content with cuffing and beating them and
pulling out their beards for mere pastime,
they killed three out of the six only because
they went from one lodge to another. These
were Diego Dorantes, Valdivieso and Diego
de Huelva. The three remaining ones ex-
pected to meet the same fate in the end.
To escape from that life Andres Dorantes
fled to the Mariames, and they were the ones
with whom Esquivel had been. They told
him how Esquivel stayed with them and how
he fled because a woman dreamt he would
kill her son, and the Indians pursued and
killed him. They also showed Andres Dor-
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Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century & Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914. The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3001/m1/109/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .