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An English translation of Chapa's Historia de Nuevo LeÓn, the first history of the region that eventually became Texas and northeastern Mexico.Winner, Presidio La BahÍa Award, Sons of the Republic of TexasIn the seventeenth century, South Texas and Northeastern Mexico formed El Nuevo Reino de LeÓn, a frontier province of New Spain. In 1690, Juan Bautista Chapa penned a richly detailed history of Nuevo LeÓn for the years 1630 to 1690. Although his Historia de Nuevo LeÓn 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 LeÓn (the elder), which cover the years 1580 to 1649. In the appendix, Foster includes a translation of Alonso (the younger) de LeÓn's previously unpublished revised diary of the 1690 expedition to East Texas and an alphabetical listing of over 80 Indian tribes identified in this book.Chapa was also an authority on the local Indians, and his Historia lists the names and locations of over 300 Indian tribes. This information, together with descriptions of the vegetation, wildlife, and climate in seventeenth-century Texas, make this book essential reading for ethnographers, anthropologists, and biogeographers, as well as students and scholars of Spanish borderlands history.
William C. Foster is a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs, L.L.P., in Washington, D.C.
PrefaceIntroductionHistoria del Nuevo Reino de LeÓn by Juan Bautista ChapaTo the Devout Reader1. The History of Nuevo LeÓn from 16502. Indians Attack Alonso de LeÓn's House3. Governor Zavala Requests the Establishment of Two Presidios4. The Events after 16535. Punishment of Indians Who Committed the Murders6. Captain Alonso de LeÓn Represents Governor Zavala before the Royal Council7. Other Military Action in Nuevo Leon8. Indian Nations of the North9. The Death of Governor Don Martin de Zavala10. The Government after Governor Zavala's Death11. Developments in 166512. Other Developments in 166513. Two Other Strange Occurrences15. Developments in the Province in 166716. The Indians of the North Continue Their Incursions17. Tetecoara Indian Attack18. Success in Capturing the Indians19. The Request from the Municipal Council of Monterrey to the Governor20. The Opinion of Fray Francisco de Ribera21. Fray Ribera's Opinion Continues22. The Governor Submits This Opinion to the City of San Luis PotosÍ23. Other Skirmishes That Took Place in Nuevo LeÓn24. A Great Uprising in the San Antonio Valley25. Don Domingo de Pruneda Is Appointed Governor26. The Administration of Don Domingo de Vidagaray27. Juan de EcheverrÍa Is Appointed Governor28. A List of Indian Nations That Were in Nuevo LeÓn but Have Vanished29. Indian Nations Added by the Spaniards30. The Death of Governor Juan de EcheverrÍa and the Administration of Governor Alonso de LeÓn31. The Beginning of the Marquis of San Miguel de Aguayo's Administration as Governor of Nuevo LeÓn32. The Continuation of Governor Aguayo's Administration33. Governor Alonso de LeÓn Captures a Frenchman Living among the Indians34. The French Prisoner Explains Why He Lived with the Indians35. His Excellency Orders an Expedition to Locate the French Settlement36. Governor Alonso de LeÓn Discovers the French Settlement and the Bay of EspÍritu Santo37. The Expedition Continues38. Arrival at the French Settlement39. The Discovery and Naming of the San Marcos River40. Governor Alonso de LeÓn Locates the Two Frenchmen41. Uprisings in Nuevo LeÓn in 168942. The Exploration and Settlement of the Rio Blanco43. The Exploration of the Province of the Tejas Continues44. The Journey to the Tejas Continues45. The Expedition to the Tejas ConcludesAppendix A. Governor Alonso de LeÓn's Revised1690 Expedition DiaryAppendix B. Indian Tribes Reported in Captain Alonso de LeÓn's Discourses, Juan Bautista Chapa's Historia, and General Alonso de LeÓn's Revised 1690 Expedition DiaryNotesBibliographyIndex
