Magoffin Home Lecture: The Amazing Journey of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Listen to history researcher, Brandon Seale lecture on the 1527 journey of Cabeza de Vaca and his companions through El Paso and beyond at February 19, 2026 at the Magoffin Home Visitor Center at 1117 Magoffin Avenue on February 19th beginning at 6:30. This free lecture will feature many historical documents, drawings, maps, and resources.
“In the 1530s, three shipwrecked conquistadors and one enslaved African became the first men from those continents to visit the future site of El Paso. The brief visit was part of an impossible eight-years journey that stretched from Florida to Central Mexico and then to Gulf of California.”
Doors open at 6PM. There will be refreshments. You can make donations to the Casa Magoffin Compañeros in the form of wine and cheese sales.