spaniards

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spaniards

Feathered serpent

a novel of the Mexican conquest
2003
A retelling of the Aztec legend of Malinali, a high-born Mexican heiress who was sold into slavery as a child and met the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.

First encounters

Spanish explorations in the Caribbean and the United States, 1492-1570
1989

The birth of a state

2008
A brief history of California's missions, why and where they were built, how Native Americans were involved, and what happened to them.

Building a new world

2012
Describes the discovery of the new world, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands, Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Spanish settlement of other areas.

Empires lost and won

the Spanish heritage in the Southwest
1997
Discusses the history of the southwestern region of the United States from the sixteenth century to the Mexican War, examining the interactions between the Spanish, Indians, and American pioneers.

Spanish missionaries

bringing Spanish culture to the Americas
2005
Describes the religious and cultural role of the Spanish missions in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California.

First encounters between Spain and the Americas

two worlds meet
2006
Presents a study of the history of Spanish influence in America and describes their first encounter with native peoples of the Americas.

Empires of the Atlantic world

Britain and Spain in America, 1492-1830
2006
Identifies and explains the similarities and differences between the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, describing their process of colonization, colonial societies, distinctive styles of imperial government, and independence movements against them.

The new republic

1760-1840s
2009
Presents a comprehensive history of Spanish rule in the Americas and Mexico's fight for independence.

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