By The King's Command Author:Shirley Seifert During the space of a single week in June, 1773, the prosperous village of Los Adaes in the luxuriant pine forests of east Yexas became a ghost town. Charles III of Spain ordered every soul there-soldiers, trades-men,women, and children-to move to the new capital, San Antonio de Bexar, and reluctantly they obeyed. This book is the story of their... more » incredible journey, and especially if a wealthy rancher, Din Antonio Gil Ibarbo, who was the Ulysses of this Spanish Odessey, "a darklyhandsome man...a tough man to deal with if he was your enemy." Drawn by his own sense of justice and responsibility into the adventures of his neighbors, he becomes a protector to Seńora Gonzales and her exquisite granddaughter...a counselor in affairs of the heart to young Luis Ramon...a friend to the priest, Fray Josef...and a defender to all the wanderers.« less