Author: Hal Marcovitz
Publisher: Chelsea House
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.
Author: Amie Hazleton
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515742032
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Explore the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in this captivating biography. Spanish legends claimed there were seven cities built of gold filled with treasure and riches. Coronado and his crew spent three years exploring the New World in search of gold, discovering only the beauty of the landscape. Follow along the brave journey of Coronado and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southwest.
Author: Robin S. Doak
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756511418
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Provides an account of the journey made by Coronado and his search for riches in the new world.
Author: Deborah Crisfield
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 9780739814932
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Presents the biography of the Spanish explorer who visited the Southwestern United States.
Author: George Parker Winship
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Author: John M. Hutchins
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
ISBN: 9781594162084
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Like Cortés and Pizarro, Coronado Sought to Conquer a Native American Empire of the Southwest Winner of Two Colorado Book Awards The historic 1540-1542 expedition of Captain-General Francisco Vasquez de Coronado is popularly remembered as a luckless party of exploration which wandered the American Southwest and then blundered onto the central Great Plains of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The expedition, as historian John M. Hutchins relates in Coronado's Well-Equipped Army: The Spanish Invasion of the American Southwest, was a military force of about 1,500 individuals, made up of Spanish soldiers, Indian warrior allies, and camp followers. Despite the hopes for a peaceful conquest of new lands--including those of a legendary kingdom of Cibola--the expedition was obliged to fight a series of battles with the natives in present-day Sonora, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The final phase of the invasion was less warlike, as the members of the expedition searched the Great Plains in vain for a wealthy civilization called Quivira.While much has been written about the march of Coronado and his men, this is the first book to address the endeavor as a military campaign of potential conquest like those conducted by other conquistadors. This helps to explain many of the previously misunderstood activities of the expedition. In addition, new light is cast on the non-Spanish participants, including Mexican Indian allies and African retainers, as well as the important roles of women.
Author: David Lavender
Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publications
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Discusses three 16th century explorers of America who came from Spain and Portugal. Also provides information about the national monuments named after the explorers.
Author: Stan Hoig
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607322064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
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Guided by myths of golden cities and worldly rewards, policy makers, conquistador leaders, and expeditionary aspirants alike came to the new world in the sixteenth century and left it a changed land. Came Men on Horses follows two conquistadors—Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate—on their journey across the southwest. Driven by their search for gold and silver, both Coronado and Oñate committed atrocious acts of violence against the Native Americans, and fell out of favor with the Spanish monarchy. Examining the legacy of these two conquistadors Hoig attempts to balance their brutal acts and selfish motivations with the historical significance and personal sacrifice of their expeditions. Rich human details and superb story-telling make Came Men on Horses a captivating narrative scholars and general readers alike will appreciate.
Author: Clay Mathers
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816530203
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 399
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Native and Spanish New Worlds brings together archaeological, ethnohistorical, and anthropological research from sixteenth-century contexts to illustrate interactions during the first century of Native–European contact in what is now the southern United States. The contributors examine the southwestern and southeastern United States and the connections between these regions and explain the global implications of entradas during this formative period in borderlands history.
Author: Lesli J. Favor
Publisher: Rosen Reference
ISBN: 9780823936199
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Book Description
Traces the life and exploration of Francisco Vâasquez de Coronado, who led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold which led to the exploration of the American Southwest.
