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Cabeza De Vaca Religion

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Throughout the times Cabeza de Vaca’s exploring the new world, religion has developed better known, especially for the Roman Catholics during the mid 15 th cetury. Since it was the uprising religion, Cabeza de Vaca knew that he will be able to teach other about the words of God but also he can use the advantage to hold the power of a conquistador. First, Cabeza de Vaca realized that he was alone in this trip and the only person he has to rely on was himself and God so he needed to have some type of “tool” that will benefit him to get by throughout his trip. By doing so, Cabeza de Vaca knows that God will always be by his side through hardships and surviving, “There we found a large amount

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