The Spanish exploration of the Southwest
Subtitle: the 16th-century journeys of Cabeza de Vaca and Coronado through the desert lands of the American Southwest
By: Lenore [i.e. Leonore] Wilson.
Series: Exploration and discovery; Exploration and discovery (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Mason Crest
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Explorers -- Southwest, New -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Spain -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Spaniards -- Southwest, New -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; Southwest, New -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; Southwest, New -- History -- To 1848 -- Juvenile literature.; Southwest, New -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.; Southwest, New -- History -- To 1848.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the sixteenth-century exploration of the American southwest by Spanish adventurers, particularly the expeditions of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Coronado.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Spanish empire grows; title: Rough seas abroad; title: Searching for fortune; title: On the heels of Cabeza de Vaca; title: Rumors of treasure; title: The return of Coronado's expedition.