Description:This book will disturb many who hold to the opinion that Fray Marcos of Nice was the first foreign explorer to enter Arizona and New Mexico. According to John Upton Terrell, not only does Fray Marcos fall considerably short of what historians claim for him, but was not, as purported, the discoverer of the so-called Seven Cities of Cibola.The first man of Old World blood to traverse the region was Estevanico the Black.Estevanico went ahead of Fray Marcos from Mexico, crossed Arizona, and reached Hawikuh, the most westerly pueblo of Cibola, in New Mexico, in 1539 - several days journey beyond the padre's farthest point of advance. It was Estevanico, a Moor, a Negro, who actually opened the land gate to the American Southwest. And for this great accomplishment, he paid with his life.(From the inside flap)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Estevanico The Black. To get started finding Estevanico The Black, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: This book will disturb many who hold to the opinion that Fray Marcos of Nice was the first foreign explorer to enter Arizona and New Mexico. According to John Upton Terrell, not only does Fray Marcos fall considerably short of what historians claim for him, but was not, as purported, the discoverer of the so-called Seven Cities of Cibola.The first man of Old World blood to traverse the region was Estevanico the Black.Estevanico went ahead of Fray Marcos from Mexico, crossed Arizona, and reached Hawikuh, the most westerly pueblo of Cibola, in New Mexico, in 1539 - several days journey beyond the padre's farthest point of advance. It was Estevanico, a Moor, a Negro, who actually opened the land gate to the American Southwest. And for this great accomplishment, he paid with his life.(From the inside flap)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Estevanico The Black. To get started finding Estevanico The Black, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.