In this Book
- Coronado: Knight of Pueblos and Plains
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of New Mexico Press
Herbert Eugene Bolton’s classic of southwestern history, first published in 1949, delivers the epic account of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s sixteenth-century entrada to the North American frontier of the Spanish Empire. Leaving Mexico City in 1540 with some three hundred Spaniards and a large body of Indian allies, Coronado and his men—the first Europeans to explore what are now Arizona and New Mexico—continued on to the buffalo-covered plains of Texas and into Oklahoma and Kansas. With documents in hand, Bolton personally followed the path of the Coronado expedition, providing readers with unsurpassed storytelling and meticulous research.
Herbert Eugene Bolton’s classic of southwestern history, first published in 1949, delivers the epic account of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s sixteenth-century entrada to the North American frontier of the Spanish Empire. Leaving Mexico City in 1540 with some three hundred Spaniards and a large body of Indian allies, Coronado and his men—the first Europeans to explore what are now Arizona and New Mexico—continued on to the buffalo-covered plains of Texas and into Oklahoma and Kansas. With documents in hand, Bolton personally followed the path of the Coronado expedition, providing readers with unsurpassed storytelling and meticulous research.
Table of Contents
- I. EL DORADO
- pp. 1-7
- II. FOUR RAGGED CASTAWAYS
- pp. 8-12
- III. MENDOZA DECIDES TO GAMBLE
- pp. 13-22
- V. RIVAL CONQUERORS
- pp. 40-48
- VI. A CÍBOLA EXPEDITION IS LAUNCHED
- pp. 49-62
- VII. RENDEZVOUS AT COMPOSTELA
- pp. 63-80
- VIII. FORWARD TO CULIACÁN
- pp. 81-94
- IX. WITH THE VANGUARD
- pp. 95-111
- X. CÍBOLA LIES AT HAND!
- pp. 112-118
- XI. CAPTURE OF HÁWIKUH
- pp. 119-132
- XII. HOPIS AND GRAND CANYON
- pp. 133-142
- XIII. SCENES SHIFT
- pp. 143-152
- XIV. ALARCÓN ON COLORADO RIVER
- pp. 153-168
- XV. DÍAZ SEEKS ALARCÓN
- pp. 169-178
- XVI. ALVARADO AND THE GOLDEN BRACELET
- pp. 179-191
- XVII. WINTER QUARTERS ON THE RIO GRANDE
- pp. 192-200
- XVIII. BATTLE OF ARENAL
- pp. 201-215
- XIX. SIEGE OF MOHO
- pp. 216-230
- XX. HO FOR THE LAND OF THE TURK!
- pp. 231-237
- XXI. MARCH TO THE PLAINS
- pp. 238-248
- XXII. "NOTHING BUT CATTLE AND SKY"
- pp. 249-260
- XXIII. FACING ABOUT
- pp. 261-269
- XXV. QUIVIRA
- pp. 282-304
- XXVI. REUNION IN PUEBLO LAND
- pp. 305-316
- XXVII. REBELLION IN SONORA
- pp. 317-325
- XXVIII. A SADDLE GIRTH BREAKS
- pp. 326-334
- XXIX. FRIARS REMAIN IN THE NEW LAND
- pp. 335-342
- XXX. BACK TRACK TO MEXICO
- pp. 343-354
- XXXI. LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH
- pp. 355-362
- XXXII. GOSSIPS AND LAWYERS
- pp. 363-381
- XXXIII. CÁRDENAS TAKES THE COURT
- pp. 382-394
- XXXIV. IN PERSPECTIVE
- pp. 395-409
- XXXV. RETURN TO PUEBLO LAND
- pp. 410-412
- APPENDIX—PUEBLO SOCIETY
- pp. 413-422
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- pp. 423-426
- RETRACING THE TRAIL
- pp. 427-428
- REFERENCES
- pp. 429-450
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 451-471
- LOST DOCUMENTS
- pp. 472-476
Additional Information
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1949