General Alonso de Len̤'s expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690 / edited and translated by Lola Orellano Norris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

León, Alonso de, approximately 1610-1661, author.

Contributor:

Norris, Lola Orellano, 1957- editor, translator.

Series:

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; Number 41.

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; number forty-one

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Len̤, Alonso de, approximately 1610-1661--Travel--Texas.

Len̤, Alonso de.

Len̤, Alonso de, approximately 1610-1661--Manuscripts.

Len̤, Alonso de, approximately 1610-1661--Translations into English.

Explorers--Texas--Diaries.

Explorers.

Manuscripts, Mexican--17th century.

Manuscripts, Mexican.

Texas--Discovery and exploration--Sources.

Texas.

Texas--History--17th century--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

Includes original Spanish texts and their translations into English.

Summary:

In the late seventeenth century, General Alonso de Le n led five military expeditions from northern New Spain into what is now Texas in search of French intruders who had settled on lands claimed by the Spanish crown. Lola Orellano Norris has identified sixteen manuscript copies of de Le n's meticulously kept expedition diaries. These documents hold major importance for early Texas scholarship. Some of these early manuscripts have been known to historians, but never before have all sixteen manuscripts been studied. In this interdisciplinary study, Norris transcribes, translates, and analyzes the diaries from two different perspectives. The historical analysis reveals that frequent misinterpretations of the Spanish source documents have led to substantial factual errors that have persisted in historical interpretation for more than a century. General Alonso de Le n's Expeditions into Texas is the first presentation of these important early documents and provides new vistas on Spanish Texas.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Sigla and archival location of the manuscripts

Introduction

Archival records and the exploration of Texas: The study of archival records of the colonial Southwest

The earliest exploration of Texas

General Alonso de León's five expeditions to Texas

The expedition diaries

Transcription of the Spanish manuscripts: Transcription methodology

Manuscript 86-a

Manuscript 87-a

Manuscript 88-a

Manuscript 89-b

Manuscript 90-b

Manuscript 90-d

The English translations: Translation methodology

English translation of manuscript 86-a

English translation of manuscript 87-a

English translation of manuscript 88-a

English translation of manuscript 89-b

English translation of manuscript 90-b

English translation of manuscript 90-d

Summary and conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-541-5

OCLC:

986192797