Mary Rowlandson Cabeza de Vaca was in a quite different situation than Mary Rowlandson; however they shared several similarities while in captivity by the Indians. Cabeza de Vaca was in captivity much earlier than Mary Rowlandson, this has a lot to do with how the Indians accept and act toward the Englishmen. Cabeza de Vaca was there on a mission given to him by Carlos V; where as Mary Rowlandson was there to settle with …showed first 75 words of 399 total…

…showed last 75 words of 399 total…and they both fall off going down a hill and the Indians just laugh, all this while both of them are on the verge of death. However after the death of her child (that she physically carried with her while in captivity) it was almost like she lost interest in living her own life. At the same time Cabeza de Vaca became familiar with the Indians and learned to respect and depend on each other.