The Coronado Expedition: From the Distance of 460 Years
Author(s): Richard Flint (Editor), Shirley Cushing Flint
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2003
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0826329756
ISBN-13: 9780826329752
Book Description
In 1540 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, the governor of Nueva Galicia in western Mexico, led an expedition of reconnaissance and expansion to a place called Cibola, far to the north in what is now New Mexico. The papers collected in this book bring multidisciplinary expertise to the study of that expedition. Although scholars have been studying the Coronado expedition for over 460 years, there is a rich documentary record that is still being examined. The volume editors have arranged the book around the questions: Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, and How? The essays on Who?, addressing such subjects as the muster roll of the Coronado expedition, will be of particular interest to genealogists, and the chapters on What?, addressing the technicalities of horseshoes and crossbow boltheads, will be useful to archaeologists. The other sections make use of these two disciplines as well as geography and ethnohistory. Among the contributors are W Michael Mathes, Frank Gagne, Ann F Ramenofsky, John Kessell, and Maureen Ahern.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“”The Coronado Expedition” contains seventeen essays. Generally thay are of the highest quality making this collection a must for any scholar or library interested in Spanish explorations of the Southwestern United States in the early modern era.”
“All in all, this is a volume worth reading. It contributes substantially to the existing collection on Coronado history.”
“Richly satisfying. . . . Casts new light on the history of the American West and the history of European relations with American Indians.”
“The efforts of this team of writers have produced an insightful view of the Coronado Expedition. This book is a shining example of how scholars from different disciplines, working together, can add to the knowledge of such a studied topic.”
“This book provides an excellent background for anyone studying or teaching the U.S. West, Native American history, or the Spanish Borderlands by weaving together archaeology, folklore, geography, and history to give an excellent picture of an often overlooked period of exploration and contact.”
“Richly satisfying academic book. . . Casts new light on the history of the American West and the history of European relations with American Indians.”
From the Inside Flap
This varied study of documents from the 1540 exploration of what is now New Mexico takes a fresh look at the details of Coronado’s expansion of the Spanish empire.
From the Back Cover
This varied study of documents from the 1540 exploration of what is now New Mexico takes a fresh look at the details of Coronado’s expansion of the Spanish empire.
About the Author
Richard Flint is research associate in history at the Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson, Arizona. His publications also include Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1539-1542: “They Were Not Familiar With His Majesty, nor Did They Wish To Be His Subjects.”
Shirley Cushing Flint is based at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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