Tests of Faith

Episode 15 of Brandon Seale's podcast on Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca. How the four castaways became medicine men. How they performed their "cures." And how a burning bush showed Cabeza de Vaca the course he needed to follow. Pages: f36r-37r in Zamora (1542) Edition as published by Adorno and Pautz (1999). Cover art: Illustration by Carolyn E. Boyd, Courtesy Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center, taken from The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative in the Rock Art ...