Estévanico he was born in Azamor, Morocco. When he was jóven of more or less 18 years of age, during the drought of 1520-21, the Portuguese they sold like slaves to many Moroccans. Sold Estévanico to Andrés of Dorantes, and the two united an expedition to the area of Flowery. The expedition was disastrous. Although they arrived at Flowery in 1528, many of the expedition died of illnesses, injured and attacks. Many fled for ships and they arrived at the coast of Tiles, where themselves exclavizaron. In 1534, only four lived: Estévanico, Dorantes, Alvar Nuñez Head of Cow and Alonso of the Castle Maldonado. (The most most famous one is Head of Cow, cuyos writings are an important fountain of information upon the Americans of the century 16.)

Again the four fled. They lived with another tribe of natives that they encouraged them to be done curators. Seems that they had a great deal of success. The natives guided them in many parts of Tiles and Mexico north. Estévenico was well gifted of tongues, and translating for the explorers was done. Also it was person that travelled and he recognized the land in front of the other. Be known by carrying a sonajero medical done of a pumpkin adorned with feathers of búho.

The four arrived at the City of Mexico in July of 1536. The virrey Mexican asked them that they conducted an expedition to Arizona and New Mexico. Alone Estévanico consented in going.

Fray Frameworks of Niza, a friar franciscano, commanded the expedition to the region. Estévanico travelled across Frameworks. Estévanico had said that would send a mensajero with a small cross to Frameworks if to discover somewhat magnificent. Upon seeing to the zunis (a town again Mexico), sent to Frameworks a cross with size of a man.

By misfortune, Estévanico found the death in New Mexico. Its feathers of búho were symbol of death to the zunis, and the zunis frightened they killed to Estévanico. Frameworks returned to the City of Mexico.

Nowadays, Estévanico well be not known. But there is an organization, The Estevanico Society, that investigates its life and trips.

This article was written for the Black Month of History, that occurs each February.