Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

Donald E. Chipman; Harriett Denise Joseph

Published by University of Texas Press 1999

Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph

https://doi.org/10.7560/712171

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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.

Author / Editor information

Donald E. Chipman is Professor of History at the University of North Texas in Denton. Harriett Denise Joseph is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Brownsville in partnership with Texas Southmost College.

Reviews

In my knowledge of Spanish Texas and the Spanish Borderlands, there is no other work that covers the topic of this book. . . . No other book is so comprehensive and deals with so many personalities in one place.

— Oakah L. Jones, Historian and Professor Emeritus, Purdue University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
ONE ALVAR NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Ragged Castaway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
TWO ALONSO DE LEÓN Military Pathfinder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
THREE FRANCISCO HIDALGO/ LOUIS JUCHEREAU DE ST. DENIS Resolute Missionary/Canadian Cavalier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
FOUR ANTONIO MARGIL DE JESÚS Saintly Franciscan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
FIVE MARQUÉS DE SAN MIGUEL DE AGUAYO/PEDRO DE RIVERA Y VILLALÓN Dedicated Recolonizer/Intransigent Inspector Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
SIX FELIPE DE RABAGO Y TERAN Sinful Captain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
SEVEN JOSE DE ESCANDON Y ELGUERA Competent Colonizer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
EIGHT ATHANASE DE MEZIERES French Indian Agent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
NINE MARQUES DE RUBI/ ANTONIO GIL IBARVO Imperious Inspector/Father of East Texas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
TEN DOMINGO CABELLO Y ROBLES Reluctant Governor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
ELEVEN JOSE BERNARDO GUTIERREZ DE LARA/JOAQUIN DE ARREDONDO Ill-fated Insurgent/Vengeful Royalist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
TWELVE COLONIAL WOMEN Rigors, Responsibilities, and Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
AFTERWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 375

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Published: November 19, 2013
ISBN: 9780292731998