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 Page: 278 of 288
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THE JOURNEY OF CORONADO
sun and water. We found mounds of dirt
outside of the place, where they are buried.
In the places where crosses were raised,
we saw them worship these. They made
offerings to these of their powder and feathers,
and some left the blankets they had on.
They showed so much zeal that some climbed
up on the others to grasp the arms of the
cross, to place feathers and flowers there;
and others bringing ladders, while some held
them, went up to tie strings, so as to fasten
the flowers and the feathers.244
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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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Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952. 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, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3161/m1/278/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .