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"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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New York, N.Y. :
Whittlesey House,
©1949.
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| Online Access: | HathiTrust Digital Library |
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Table of Contents:
- El Dorado
- Four ragged castaways
- Mendoza decides to gamble
- Fray Marcos seeks the seven cities
- Rival conquerors
- A Cíbola expedition is launched
- Rendezvous at Compostela
- Forward to Culacán
- With the vanguard
- Cíbola lies at hand!
- Capture of Háwikuh
- Hopis and Grand Canyon
- Scenes shift
- Alarcón on Colorado River
- Díaz seeks Alarcón
- Alvarado and the golden bracelet
- Winter quarters on Rio Grande
- Battle of Arenal
- Siege of Moro
- Ho for the land of the Turk!
- March to the plains
- "Nothing but cattle and sky"
- Facing about
- The army returns to Tiguex and a rival approaches
- Quivra
- Reunion in Pueblo land
- Rebellion in Sonora
- A saddle girth breaks
- Friars remain in the new land
- Back track to Mexico
- Later news from the north
- Gossips and lawyers
- Cárdenas takes the count
- In perspective
- Return to Pueblo land.