Kessell, John L.
Name Entries
person
Kessell, John L.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Kessell, John L.
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
John L. Kessell is the author of books about colonial New Mexico history and the editor of The Journals of don Diego de Vargas.
Kessell is a historian and professor at the University of New Mexico.
After receiving his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, John L. Kessell worked for a number of years as resident historian at Tumacacori National Monument in Arizona. Later, he returned to his studies by enrolling in the Ph. D. program at the University of New Mexico. He received his Doctorate in history in 1969. Aside from ultimately publishing his dissertation, Kessell also published a number of articles in journals such as the New Mexico Historical Review and the Journal of Arizona History on topics related to his earlier work in Tumacacori and his studies on the Spanish Colonial presence in Arizona and Sonora. Kessell later returned to the National Park Service and took several contract positions. While on assignment he wrote Kiva, Cross, and Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico, 1540-1840. He also conducted some preliminary research on Salinas Pueblo National Monument. John L. Kessell is currently Professor Emeritus in the History Department at the University of New Mexico.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/218295472
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
eng
Zyyy
spa
Zyyy
Subjects
Missions
Missions, Spanish
Pima Indians
Pueblo Revolt, 1680
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Legal Statuses
Places
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
America
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Pecos National Historical Park (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New Mexico
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Chilili (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Quarai (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Abo (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Arizona
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Tajique (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New Mexico
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (N.M.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Spain
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>