San Juan Bautista

Gateway to Spanish Texas

Häftad, Engelska, 1968

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Winner, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of Texas, 1978In their efforts to assert dominion over vast reaches of the (now U.S.) Southwest in the seventeenth century, the Spanish built a series of far-flung missions and presidios at strategic locations. One of the most important of these was San Juan Bautista del RÍo Grande, located at the present-day site of Guerrero in Coahuila, Mexico.Despite its significance as the main entry point into Spanish Texas during the colonial period, San Juan Bautista was generally forgotten until the first publication of this book in 1968. Weddle's narrative is a fascinating chronicle of the many religious, military, colonial, and commerical expeditions that passed through San Juan and a valuable addition to knowledge of the Spanish borderlands. It won the Texas Institute of Letters Amon G. Carter Award for Best Southwest History in 1969.

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Utgivningsdatum1968-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor501
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9780292776517

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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPreface to the Paperback EditionPart I: Frontier Outpost, 1700–1716 1. Finding the Gateway2. The Mission Builders3. New Spiritual Conquests4. The Flying Company5. Harvesters in the Vineyard6. From Thorns of Paganism7. Stranger from the Wilderness8. With Sword and Cross9. A Plan for Texas10. The French Cavalier11. Night of Terror12. Back to the TejasPart II: Mother of Missions, 1716–1772 13. Padre Olivares’ Dream14. Contraband and Frustration15. Miracle in the Montes16. Changing of the Guard17. The Double Standard18. The Islanders19. Up the RÍo Grande20. A Cross to Bear21. New Roads to Texas22. To the Meeting of the Rivers23. Brink of Sacrifice24. Providences of 175625. Ill Wind from the Plains26. Missions in the Canyon27. Isle of the Malaguitas28. The Savage Frontier29. New Line of Defense30. End of an EraPart III: Presidio of the Line: After 1772 31. Sword above the Cross32. Padre Morfi’s Visit33. Fading of the Missions34. Death to the Gachupines35. Bugle at Dawn36. Decade of the Republic37. Army of Chihuahua38. Closing the GatewayBibliographyIndex