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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955698503321

Autore

Hoig Stan

Titolo

Came men on horses : the conquistador expeditions of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate / / Stan Hoig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2013

ISBN

9781457173998

1457173999

9781607322061

1607322064

9781457174018

1457174014

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

979/.010922

Soggetti

HISTORY / General

Southwest, New Discovery and exploration Spanish

Southwest, New History To 1848

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The Coronado expedition -- pt. 2. Post-Coronado incursions -- pt. 3. The Oñate expedition.

Sommario/riassunto

Guided by myths of golden cities and worldly rewards, policy makers, conquistador leaders, and expeditionary aspirants alike came to the new world in the sixteenth century and left it a changed land. Came Men on Horses follows two conquistadors—Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate—on their journey across the southwest. Driven by their search for gold and silver, both Coronado and Oñate committed atrocious acts of violence against the Native Americans, and fell out of favor with the Spanish monarchy. Examining the legacy of these two conquistadors Hoig attempts to balance their brutal acts and selfish motivations with the historical significance and personal sacrifice of their expeditions. Rich human details and superb story-telling make Came Men on Horses a captivating narrative scholars and general readers alike will appreciate.