New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries

by Warren A. Beck

Book Overview

The history of New Mexico is the story of three contrasting cultures-Indian, Spanish, and Anglo-American-clashing, coexisting, and blending. Here the Indians of Hawikuh-the first Zu?i pueblo encountered by Coronado's soldiers-gave battle to the Europeans in 1540. Here also Indians last took a stand against federal troops in 1913. A rich and colorful Spanish tradition, including institutions of family and church, social organizations, and the Spanish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806143835
• ISBN13: 9780806143835
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"