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Spanish Texas, 1519-1821
Spanish Texas 15191821
Author: Donald E. Chipman
Modern Texas, like Mexico to the south, traces its beginning to sixteenth-century encounters between Spaniards, Native American peoples, and a vast land unexplored by Europeans. Unlike Mexico, however, Texas eventually received the stamp of Anglo-American culture, so that Spanish contributions to present-day Texas tend to be obscured or even unk...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292776593
ISBN-10: 0292776594
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 343
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book presents history in such an immediate and entertaining way. I first came across it in a library 12 years ago, when it literally leapt off the shelves and hit me on the head. I opened it to the chapter on Cabeza de Vaca, and although I'd never been particularly interested in Texas history before, it was written in such an endearing way that it has inspired me to compose an oratorio based on the story! That is talented writing!


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