3. According to Michael Wood, what route did Cabeza de Vaca follow

when he escaped?

A. Through New Mexico and Arizona and then into Mexico.

B. South across the Rio Grande and then west across Mexico.

C. North to the Brazos and then south to Baja.

D. Due West along the Rio Grande.

The correct answer is letter A. Through New Mexico and Arizona and then into Mexico.

Explanation:

The Spanish Cabeza de Vaca was the leader of the Narváez expedition of 600 men who, between 1527 and 1535, explored the continent of North America. From Tampa Bay, Florida, on April 15, 1528, they marched through Florida. Traveling mainly on foot, they crossed Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila. After several months of fighting native inhabitants through desert and swamp, the party reached Apalachee Bay with 242 men. They believed they were close to other Spaniards in Mexico, but there was, in fact, 1500 miles of coastline between them. They followed the west coast, until they reached the mouth of the Mississippi River near Galveston Island.

Later, they were enslaved for a number of years by various Native American tribes from the upper Gulf Coast. They continued through Coahuila and Nueva Vizcaya; then, along the coast of the Gulf of California to what is now Sinaloa, Mexico, for a period of approximately eight years. They spent years enslaved by the Louisiana Gulf Islands' Ananarivo. Later, they were enslaved by Hans, Capoques and others. In 1534 they escaped to the American interior, coming in contact with other Native American tribes along the way.

Traveling mainly with this small group, Cabeza de Vaca explored what is now the North American state of Texas, as well as the northeastern Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila, and possibly smaller portions of New Mexico and Arizona. He traveled on foot through the then colonized territories of Texas and the coast.