| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 414 p. : ill., coat of arms, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index. |
| Contents |
Journey's end: the first crossing of America, 1536 -- Camino Real: the royal road to Mexico City, 1536 -- Mexico City: July 1536 -- Fiesta: July 1536 -- Negro Alarabe -- Natural de Azamor: the slave trade -- Jerez: 1522 -- Seville: 1522-1527 -- Oviedo and Cabeza de Vaca -- Dorantes and the archive of the Indies -- Atlantic crossing: 1527 -- Cuba: 1527-1528 -- Florida: 1528 -- The isle of misfortune: 1528-1529 -- Texas: 1529-1533 -- Shamanism: 1533-1535 -- The Rio Grande: 1535 -- Friar Marcos de Niza: 1536-1538 -- Francisco Vazquez de Coronado: 1538-1539 -- Chronicles of Esteban's death -- Epilogue: resurrection. |
| Summary |
Documents the sixteenth-century crossing of North America by a trio of Spanish noblemen and a pioneering former African slave who endured such challenges as a shipwreck, famine, disease, and Native American attacks. |
| Subject |
Estevan, d. 1539.
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Explorers -- America -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
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Blacks -- America -- Biography.
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Slaves -- America -- Biography.
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Slavery -- America -- History -- 16th century.
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Cibola, Seven Cities of.
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Southwestern States -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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Southern States -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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| ISBN |
0061140449 (hardcover) |
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9780061140440 (hardcover) |
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0061140457 (pbk.) |
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9780061140457 (pbk.) |
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