No Settlement, No Conquest: A History of the Coronado Entrada

by Richard Flint

Book Overview

Between 1539 and 1542, two thousand indigenous Mexicans, led by Spanish explorers, made an armed reconnaissance of what is now the American Southwest. The Spaniards' goal was to seize control of the people of the region and convert them to the religion, economy, and way of life of sixteenth-century Spain. The new followers were expected to recognize don Francisco V?zquez de Coronado as their leader. The area's unfamiliar terrain and hostile natives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826343635
• ISBN13: 9780826343635
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"