General Alonso de León's expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690 [electronic resource] / edited and translated by Lola Orellano Norris.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 41.
Main Author: León, Alonso de, approximately 1610-1661 (Author)
Other Authors: Norris, Lola Orellano, 1957- (Editor, Translator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Includes original Spanish texts and their translations into English.
Published: College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 41.
Subjects:
León, Alonso de, > approximately 1610-1661 > Travel > Texas.
León, Alonso de, > approximately 1610-1661 > Manuscripts.
León, Alonso de, > approximately 1610-1661 > Translations into English.
Explorers > Texas > Diaries.
Manuscripts, Mexican > 17th century.
Texas > Discovery and exploration > Sources.
Texas > History > 17th century > Sources.
Genre:
Manuscripts.
Translations into English.
Diaries.
Sources.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
General Alonso de León's Expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • Sigla and archival location of the manuscripts
  • Introduction
  • Archival records and the exploration of Texas: The study of archival records of the colonial Southwest
  • The earliest exploration of Texas
  • General Alonso de León's five expeditions to Texas
  • The expedition diaries
  • Transcription of the Spanish manuscripts: Transcription methodology
  • Manuscript 86-a
  • Manuscript 87-a
  • Manuscript 88-a
  • Manuscript 89-b
  • Manuscript 90-b
  • Manuscript 90-d
  • The English translations: Translation methodology
  • English translation of manuscript 86-a
  • English translation of manuscript 87-a
  • English translation of manuscript 88-a
  • English translation of manuscript 89-b
  • English translation of manuscript 90-b
  • English translation of manuscript 90-d
  • Summary and conclusions.