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Texas and Northeastern Mexico, 1630-1690

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ISBN-10: 0292717954

ISBN-13: 9780292717954

Edition: 1997

Authors: Juan Bautista Chapa, William C. Foster, Ned F. Brierley

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In the seventeenth century, South Texas and Northeastern Mexico formed El Nuevo Reino de Len, a frontier province of New Spain. In 1690, Juan Bautista Chapa penned a richly detailed history of Nuevo Len for the years 1630 to 1690. Although his Historia de Nuevo Len was not published until 1909, it has since been acclaimed as the key contemporary document for any historical study of Spanish colonial Texas. This book offers the only accurate and annotated English translation of Chapa's Historia. In addition to the translation, William C. Foster also summarizes the Discourses of Alonso de Len (the elder), which cover the years 1580 to 1649. In the appendix, Foster includes a translation of…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 2/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

An award-winning historian and fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, William C. Foster is the author of Historic Native Peoples of Texas and Spanish Expeditions into Texas, 1689–1768 and editor of Texas and Northeastern Mexico, 1630–1690 by Juan Bautista Chapa.

Preface
Introduction
Historia del Nuevo Reino de Leoacute;n
The History of Nuevo Leoacute;n from 1650
Indians Attack Alonso de Leoacute;n's House
Governor Zavala Requests the Establishment of Two Presidios
The Events after 1653
Punishment of Indians Who Committed the Murders
Captain Alonso de Leoacute;n Represents Governor Zavala before the Royal Council
Other Military Action in Nuevo Leon
Indian Nations of the North
The Death of Governor Don Martin de Zavala
The Government after Governor Zavala's Death
Developments in 1665
Other Developments in 1665
Two Other Strange Occurrences
Developments in the Province in 1667
The Indians of the North Continue Their Incursions
Tetecoara Indian Attack
Success in Capturing the Indians
The Request from the Municipal Council of Monterrey to the Governor
The Opinion of Fray Francisco de Ribera
Fray Ribera's Opinion Continues
The Governor Submits This Opinion to the City of San Luis Potosiacute
Other Skirmishes That Took Place in Nuevo Leoacute
A Great Uprising in the San Antonio Valley
Don Domingo de Pruneda Is Appointed Governor
The Administration of Don Domingo de Vidagaray
Juan de Echeverriacute;a Is Appointed Governor
A List of Indian Nations That Were in Nuevo Leoacute;n but Have Vanished
Indian Nations Added by the Spaniards
The Death of Governor Juan de Echeverriacute;a and the Administration of Governor Alonso de Leoacute
The Beginning of the Marquis of San Miguel de Aguayo's Administration as Governor of Nuevo Leoacute
The Continuation of Governor Aguayo's Administration
Governor Alonso de Leoacute;n Captures a Frenchman Living among the Indians
The French Prisoner Explains Why He Lived with the Indians
His Excellency Orders an Expedition to Locate the French Settlement
Governor Alonso de Leoacute;n Discovers the French Settlement and the Bay of Espiacute;ritu Santo
The Expedition Continues
Arrival at the French Settlement
The Discovery and Naming of the San Marcos River
Governor Alonso de Leoacute;n Locates the Two Frenchmen
Uprisings in Nuevo Leoacute;n in 1689
The Exploration and Settlement of the Rio Blanco
The Exploration of the Province of the Tejas Continues
The Journey to the Tejas Continues
The Expedition to the Tejas
Governor Alonso de Leoacute;n's Revised1690 Expedition Diary
Indian Tribes Reported in Captain Alonso de Leoacute;n's Discourses, Juan Bautista Chapa's Historia, and General Alonso de Leoacute;n's Revised 1690 Expedition Diary
Notes
Bibliography
Index