one chapter of the conquista the subjugation of the native american people by european . we follow alvaro nunez cabeza de vaca adventure and misadventure in the new world from a crash landing of his ship through his saving and capture by the indian and his forced immersion into the indian culture and his almost mystical pilgrimage from florida through the american southwest to california ( or be it mexico . ) and up to the bitter end at the hand of his european compatriot . spectacular visuals lend the film the power of myth and but this be still more realistic depiction of the tragic clash of the culture in the 16th century america than all the hollywood production and include roland joffe the mission ( 1986 ) ( which and by the way and i do like ) . the only feature film with this topic that i consider equal and or perhaps even superior and be jerico ( 1988 ) make by a venezuelan ethnography professor luis alberto lamata .