Spain & the Plains
Myths & Realities of Spanish Exploration & Settlement On the Great Plains
by Ralph H Vigil (Editor) , John R Wunder (Editor) , Frances W Kaye (Editor)
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The myths of settlement of the Great Plains usually conjure up images of Anglo-American pioneers moving into a sea of grass, opposed by Native peoples. Such myths leave out the considerable influence of Spain.
Spain and the Plains introduces and documents Spanish exploration of and migration to the Plains, examines the myths that shaped Spanish exploration and the pragmatic realities of exploration and settlement, and documents racism and misrepresentation that Hispanic groups encountered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Contributors show how early explorers, shaped by the intellectual context of the Renaissance, sought mythical locales: the fountain of youth, the straits of Anian, and the city of Quivira.
They describe how exploration shifted to emphasise military and economic gains in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Essays portray the diaspora of Spanish settlers and reconstruct daily life in their settlements on the Plains.
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- Imprint University Press of Colorado (US)
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780870818370 / 0870818376
- FormatPaperback
- Pages179
- ReadershipGeneral - Trade
- Publish StatusPublished
- Page size23
- Illustration14 b/w photos, 7 maps
- Reference CodeBDZ0007989541
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