Friars, Soldiers, and Reformers: Hispanic Arizona and the Sonora Mission Frontier, 1767-1856

by John L. Kessell

Book Overview

The Franciscan mission San Jos? de Tumac?cori and the perennially undermanned presidio Tubac become John L. Kessell's windows on the Arizona-Sonora frontier in this colorful documentary history. His fascinating view extends from the Jesuit expulsion to the coming of the U.S. Army. Kessell provides exciting accounts of the explorations of Francisco Garc?s, de Anza's expeditions, and the Yuma massacre. Drawing from widely scattered archival materials,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816504873
• ISBN13: 9780816504879
• Release Date: July 1976
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.