description: As Spain's power and influence grew in South and Central America, the conquistadors began to turn their attention toward the vast lands to the north. Several attempts to explore these lands failed, but Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca returned after seven years with a great amount of information on the vast southwestern region of North America.
language: English
title: The Spanish Exploration of the Southwest: The 16Th-Century Journeys of Cabeza De Vaca and Coronado Through the Desert Lands of the American Southwest
titlecomplete: The Spanish Exploration of the Southwest: The 16Th-Century Journeys of Cabeza De Vaca and Coronado Through the Desert Lands of the American Southwest (Exploration & Discovery)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Mason Crest