Spain in the Southwest
A Narrative History of Colonial New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and California
$83.43
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2003
Summary
John L. Kessell’s Spain in the Southwest presents a fast-paced, abundantly illustrated history of the Spanish colonies that became the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and California. With an eye for human interest, Kessell tells the story of New Spain’s vast frontier–today’s American Southwest and Mexican North–which for two centuries served as a dynamic yet disjoined periphery of the Spanish empire.
Chronicling the period of Hispanic activity from the time of Columbus to Mex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780806134840 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0806134844 |
| Author: | John L. Kessell |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 171mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“For a single narrative of its broad subject, [Spain in the Southwest] serves as a useful and pleasing introduction, brought alive by many well-chosen illustrations.”
John L. Kessell
John L. Kessell is author of several books on the colonial Southwest, including Pueblos, Spaniards, and the Kingdom of New Mexico and Spain in the Southwest: A Narrative History of Colonial New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and California.
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