Product Description: The first of a two-volume series, Moquis and Kastiilam tells the story of the encounter between the Hopis, who the Spaniards called Moquis, and the Spaniards, who the Hopis called Kastiilam, from the first encounter in 1540 until the eve of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680...read more

Product Description: Information on the history of Spanish exploration in America.

A vividly rendered history of the American Southwest chronicles the events that shaped the region, from the arrival of the Spanish to the American conquest of the region. (History) (view table of contents)

Product Description: Three pillars supported the empire of New Spain. The first two, the presidio and the mission, have lived on in history and the popular imagination. The third, less studied and less understood, has lived on in the traditions of local self-governance and the distinctive cultural and social patterns of the Southwest...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Little has been written about the colonists sent by Spanish authorities to settle the northern frontier of New Spain, to stake Spain’s claim and serve as a buffer against encroaching French explorers. "Los Paisanos," they were called - simple country people who lived by their own labor, isolated, threatened by hostile Indians, and restricted by law from seeking opportunity elsewhere. They built their homes, worked their fields, and became permanent residents - the forebears of United States citizens - as they developed their own society and culture, much of which survives today. (view table of contents)

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Describes the establishment, expansion, and retraction of the Spanish frontier in North America (view table of contents)

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