New Mexico in Oñate's time / compiled by George P. Hammond & Agapito Rey ; drawn by C.E. Erickson. [1953?]

Erickson, C. E.

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Hammond, George P. (George Peter), 1896-1993

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George Peter Hammond was born on September 19, 1896 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and spent the first 13 years of his life in Kenmare, North Dakota. In 1909 his family moved to California; they arrived in Fresno but shortly thereafter settled on a plot of land in nearby Caruthers. While his parents and older brother worked on the family's farm, Hammond attended the local grammar school, followed by high school in the town of Easton, eight miles away. He graduated in 1916 and started college at Berke...

Rey, Agapito, 1892-1987

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Oñate, Juan de, 1549?-1624

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Mexican public official and explorer. From the description of Nomination of Juan de Oñate, 1624. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453908 Juan de Oñate (1549?-1624) was a Spanish explorer of the American Southwest. In the late 16th century, he claimed New Mexico for Spain, and became its colonial governor. He gained a reputation as a cruel ruler, and was eventually tried and convicted for misconduct against natives and colonists. From the description of Letter t...