The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

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Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.

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xxxiv, 251 p. : front. (facsim.) 1 illus., fold. map ; digital (epub and mobi files)

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Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952 2017.

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Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952 Translated and Edited with an Introduction by

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Allerton Book Co. Publisher of print version, New York

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University of North Texas. Libraries.
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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Description

Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.

Physical Description

xxxiv, 251 p. : front. (facsim.) 1 illus., fold. map ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Notes

"As told by himself and his followers."

"With Map."

Contents: Introduction.--Itinerary of the Coronado expeditions, 1527-1547.--Translation of the narrative of Castañeda.--Translation of the letter from Mendoza to the king, April 17, 1540.--Translation of the letter from Coronado to Mendoza, August 3, 1540.--Translation of the Traslado de las nuevas.--Translation of the Relacion del suceso.--Translation of a letter from Coronado to the king, October 20, 1541.--Translation of the narrative of Jaramillo.--Translation of the report of Hernando de Alvarado.--Testimony concerning those who went on the expedition with Francisco Vasquez Coronado.

Also published by A.S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1904, in the series called The trail makers.

The translations included in the present volume are found, accompanied by an historical introduction and the Spanish text of Castañeda's narrative, in the editor's The Coronado expedition, 1540-1542 (U.S. Bureau of American enthology, 14th annual report, pt. I, Washington, 1896, p. 329-613) The narrative of Castañeda is from a Spanish ms. preserved in the New York Public library.

This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/

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English

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Call Number: E125.V3 W6 1922
UNT Catalog No.: b5808023 | View in Discover
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