A slave named Esteban, born Mustafa al-Zamori in Azemmour, Morocco, was one of the first people of African and Arab descent to explore North America. He and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca were among the few survivors of the failed Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1527. This presentation is based on Cabeza de Vaca’s account La Relacion. Here he relates their arduous journey of 8 years traversing territories from Florida to Texas and how they endured as slaves and healers among various native groups. Ultimately, in 1536 they were rescued by Spanish soldiers. This story concludes with Esteban’s journey north with Fray Marcos de Niza's expedition in 1539 to find the Seven Cities of Cibola and his final encounter with the Zuni. The presenter, Maria Butler, MA, is Lecturer Emerita in the Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies at San Diego State University.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Community Room
Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
215 W. Washington Street
San Diego, CA
Saturday, December 5 - 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
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