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Coronado, knight of pueblos and plains /

"Biography of Coronado, his explorations through southwestern part of what now comprises that area of the U.S.A. Thoroughly documented, this tells of the search for El Dorado, the preliminary explorations of Fray Marcos seeking the Seven Cities of Cibola, Alarcon's voyage, the discovery of...

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Main Author: Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Whittlesey House, ©1949.
Subjects and Genres:
Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, > 1510-1554.
Coronado.
Vazquez de Coronado, Francisco, 1510-1549.
Southwest, New > Discovery & exploration.
Discoveries in geography.
Southwest, New > Discovery and exploration.
États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) > Découverte et exploration.
New Southwest.
Southwestern States > Discovery and exploration.
Americana > West (U.S.)
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:HathiTrust Digital Library
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Summary: "Biography of Coronado, his explorations through southwestern part of what now comprises that area of the U.S.A. Thoroughly documented, this tells of the search for El Dorado, the preliminary explorations of Fray Marcos seeking the Seven Cities of Cibola, Alarcon's voyage, the discovery of the Colorado, the explorations of Coronado and his lieutenants ... Then there are Coronado's later years as governor of Nueva Galicia, his trial and acquital." Kirkus.
Physical Description: xii, 491 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-475) and index.

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