Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España / por José Cortés. 1799.

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Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España / por José Cortés. 1799.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29616367

Bound manuscript volume contains two different works on northern New Spain. The first is a copy of Cortés' work, which is divided into three parts and a preface. The first part describes various provinces, including the native peoples. It also discusses the political situation between the Spaniards and their Anglo-American neighbors. The second part is the most substantial and provides a description of the Apaches. The third part discusses other Native Americans who lived near the Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, as well as elsewhere in New Mexico, northern California and on the Texas coast. The second half of this volume is a complete copy of the diary kept by the Franciscans Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez. It recounts their expedition into Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776-1777.

268 leaves ; 32 cm.

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Domínguez, Francisco Atanasio, active 1776

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Domínguez-Escalante Expedition (1776)

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Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792

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Spanish Franciscan missionary priest who came to New Spain in 1769. He served in various missions, and was head of the Zuni mission. In 1776-77, he and Father Francisco Domínguez led an expedition to open an overland trail from Santa Fe to Monterey. Although they never reached Monterey, they explored the Utah Basin and succeeded in crossing the Colorado River near Glen Canyon, which today lies beneath Lake Powell. From the description of Letters, 1775 Aug. 18-1776 July 29. (Newberry...

Cortés y de Olarte, José María, d. 1811.

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Spanish military engineer who served in New Spain. From the description of Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España / por José Cortés. 1799. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29616367 ...