The moment when Cabeza de Vaca becomes a medicine man, along with other survivors, is related to other events in the text, as it shows how Cabeza de Vaca achieved the natives' trust, which made the exploration easier to be carried out.
Although you did not present the text that this question refers to, we can tell from the context of your question and similar questions to yours, that you are referring to the text "The Healer or Shaman Tradition."
When reading this text, we can see that:
- The text shows how Cabeza de Vaca and his companions went through many difficulties when they arrived on the American continent.
- However, Cabeza de Vaca survived, along with some companions.
- However, the difficulties are not over, as Cabeza de Vaca needed to adapt to the Native Americans, to be able to explore the region efficiently.
- With that, he observed the culture and beliefs of native peoples and became a healer, medicine man.
- As we know, Cabela de Vaca did not have the power to cure anyone, but used his knowledge of herbs, hallucinogenics, shamanic culture, and the innocence of the natives, to act as if he could cure them.
- The natives believed in the power of Cabeza de Vaca, which established a relationship of trust between them and facilitated the work of Cabeza de Vaca.
It is important to remember that Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer, responsible for exploring the southwestern US and finding riches for the Spanish crown.
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