Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas / / Harriett Denise Joseph, Donald E. Chipman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Chipman, Donald E.,; Joseph, Harriett Denise,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2013]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (375 p.)

Winner, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of Texas, 2000 Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association Book Award, the Texas Old Missions and Fort Restoration Association and the Texas Catholic Historical Society, 2001 The Spanish colonial era in Texas (1528-1821) continues to emerge from the shadowy past with every new archaeological and historical discovery. In this book, years of archival sleuthing by Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph now reveal the real human beings behind the legendary figures who discovered, explored, and settled Spanish Texas. By combining dramatic, real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background, the authors bring to life these famous (and sometimes infamous) men of Spanish Texas: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Alonso de León Francisco Hidalgo Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Antonio Margil The Marqués de Aguayo Pedro de Rivera Felipe de Rábago José de Escandón Athanase de Mézières The Marqués de Rubí Antonio Gil Ibarvo Domingo Cabello José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara Joaquín de Arredondo The authors also devote a chapter to the women of Spanish Texas, drawing on scarce historical clues to tell the stories of both well-known and previously unknown Tejana, Indian, and African women.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ONE ALVAR NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Ragged Castaway -- TWO ALONSO DE LEÓN Military Pathfinder -- THREE FRANCISCO HIDALGO/ LOUIS JUCHEREAU DE ST. DENIS Resolute Missionary/Canadian Cavalier -- FOUR ANTONIO MARGIL DE JESÚS Saintly Franciscan -- FIVE MARQUÉS DE SAN MIGUEL DE AGUAYO/PEDRO DE RIVERA Y VILLALÓN Dedicated Recolonizer/Intransigent Inspector -- SIX FELIPE DE RABAGO Y TERAN Sinful Captain -- SEVEN JOSE DE ESCANDON Y ELGUERA Competent Colonizer -- EIGHT ATHANASE DE MEZIERES French Indian Agent -- NINE MARQUES DE RUBI/ ANTONIO GIL IBARVO Imperious Inspector/Father of East Texas -- TEN DOMINGO CABELLO Y ROBLES Reluctant Governor -- ELEVEN JOSE BERNARDO GUTIERREZ DE LARA/JOAQUIN DE ARREDONDO Ill-fated Insurgent/Vengeful Royalist -- TWELVE COLONIAL WOMEN Rigors, Responsibilities, and Rights -- AFTERWORD -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX