In 1527, the conquistador Cabeza de Vaca set sail for the Spanish territory of La Florida. His aim was to explore and colonize an unknown land that stretched from present-day Florida to Texas.

• ISBN: 9781590784921
• Published: 2008 , Boyds Mills Press
• Themes: Discovery and exploration, explorers, Spanish conquistadors
• Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction
• No. of pages: 60