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The cabin boy on the "Santa Maria" keeps a diary which records his experiences when he sails with Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492.

At the time of Coronado's exploration for a fabled city of gold, a young Indian boy encounters his first horse.

Examines the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, and describes his discoveries, victory, and defeats.

A simple introduction to the Spanish warriors known as conquistadors, including their history, lifestyle, weapons, and how they remain a part of today s culture through language and traditions.

Argues that the Zuni Indians of New Mexico exhibit unique cultural, linguistic, and biological traits due to the merging of Native Americans and Japanese settlers into one tribe in the mid-1300s.