Analysis Of Cabeza De Vac The Spanish Inquisition

Cabeza de Vaca avoids using the word “miracle” when explaining his experiences, because when he first published his book the Spanish Inquisition exercised complete control over the publication of books. The Inquisition closely analyzed all documents of the religious content and only issued licenses to those that deemed fitting with established belief (Resendez 177). Mentioning the word miracle would bring up questions and blame, because no one can claim to have performed a miracle without the support of a church. De Vaca often referred his crew and him as God’s humble servants.
When Cabeza de Vaca tried to put his plan into play, it did not turn out like he hoped. He was planning to submit a plan to the Emperor and hoped to request for the