Notable men and women of Spanish Texas / Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chipman, Donald E., author.

Joseph, Harriett Denise, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spaniards--Texas--Biography.

Spaniards.

Texas--Biography.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 359 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Spanish colonial era in Texas (1528-1821) continues to emerge from the shadowy past with every new archaeological and historical discovery. In this book, years of archival sleuthing by Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph now reveal the real human beings behind the legendary figures who discovered, explored, and settled Spanish Texas. By combining dramatic, real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background, the authors bring to life these famous (and sometimes infamous) men of Spanish Texas: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Alonso de León Francisco Hidalgo Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Antonio Margil The Marqués de Aguayo Pedro de Rivera Felipe de Rábago José de Escandón Athanase de Mézières The Marqués de Rubí Antonio Gil Ibarvo Domingo Cabello José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara Joaquín de Arredondo The authors also devote a chapter to the women of Spanish Texas, drawing on scarce historical clues to tell the stories of both well-known and previously unknown Tejana, Indian, and African women.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ONE ALVAR NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Ragged Castaway

TWO ALONSO DE LEÓN Military Pathfinder

THREE FRANCISCO HIDALGO/ LOUIS JUCHEREAU DE ST. DENIS Resolute Missionary/Canadian Cavalier

FOUR ANTONIO MARGIL DE JESÚS Saintly Franciscan

FIVE MARQUÉS DE SAN MIGUEL DE AGUAYO/PEDRO DE RIVERA Y VILLALÓN Dedicated Recolonizer/Intransigent Inspector

SIX FELIPE DE RABAGO Y TERAN Sinful Captain

SEVEN JOSE DE ESCANDON Y ELGUERA Competent Colonizer

EIGHT ATHANASE DE MEZIERES French Indian Agent

NINE MARQUES DE RUBI/ ANTONIO GIL IBARVO Imperious Inspector/Father of East Texas

TEN DOMINGO CABELLO Y ROBLES Reluctant Governor

ELEVEN JOSE BERNARDO GUTIERREZ DE LARA/JOAQUIN DE ARREDONDO Ill-fated Insurgent/Vengeful Royalist

TWELVE COLONIAL WOMEN Rigors, Responsibilities, and Rights

AFTERWORD

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292731998

029273199X

9780292793163

0292793162

OCLC:

506174457