The Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542. / Excerpted from the Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1892-1893, Part 1.

by George Parker Winship

The Coronado Expedition 1540–1542, by George Parker Winship, excerpted from the Four­teenth An­nual Re­port of the Bureau of Eth­nol­ogy to the Sec­re­tary of the Smith­sonian Ins­ti­tu­tion, 1892–1893, Part 1.

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THE CORONADO EXPEDITION, 1540–1542

BY

GEORGE PARKER WINSHIP

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  • Introductory note
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      • Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
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      • The governors of New Spain, 1530–1537
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      • The reconnoissance of Friar Marcos de Niza
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      • The effect of Friar Marcos’ report
    • The causes of the Coronado expedition, 1528–1539
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      • The organization of the expedition
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      • The departure of the expedition
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      • The expedition by sea under Alarcon
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      • The journey from Culiacan to Cibola
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      • The capture of the Seven Cities
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      • The exploration of the country
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      • The march of the army from Culiacan to Tiguex
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      • The winter of 1540–1541 along the Rio Grande
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      • The journey across the buffalo plains
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      • The winter of 1541–1542
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      • The friars remain in the country
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      • The return to New Spain
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      • The end of Coronado
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      • … [403]
      • The discovery of Colorado river
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      • The Indian uprising in New Spain, 1540–1542
      • … [411]
      • Further attempts at discovery
    • The expedition to New Mexico and the great plains
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    • Some results of the expedition
  • Itinerary of the Coronado ex­pe­di­tions, 1527–1547
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    • Bibliographic note
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      • Proemio
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      • Primera parte
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      • Segunda parte en que se trata de los pueblos y prouincias de altos y de sus ritos y costumbres recopilada por pedro de castañeda ueçino de la çiudad de Naxara
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      • Tercera parte como y en que se trata aquello que aconteçio a francisco uasques coronado estando inbernando y como dexo la jornada y se bolbio a la nueba españa
    • … [414]
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      • Preface
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      • First Part
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      • Second Part, which treats of the high villages and provinces and of their habits and customs, as collected by Pedro de Castañeda, native of the city of Najara
      • … [530]
      • Third Part, which describes what happened to Francisco Vazquez Coronado during the winter, and how he gave up the expedition and returned to New Spain
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      • Translation of the letter from Mendoza to the King, April 17, 1540
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      • Translation of the letter from Coronado to Mendoza, August 3, 1540
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      • Translation of the Traslado de las Nuevas
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      • Relación postrera de Sívola
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      • Translation of the Relacion del Suceso
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      • Translation of a letter from Coronado to the King, October 20, 1541
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      • Translation of the narrative of Jaramillo
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      • Translation of the report of Hernando de Alvarado
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      • Testimony concerning those who went on the expedition with Francisco Vaz­quez Cor­o­na­do
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      • A list of works useful to the student of the Coronado expedition
    • The Spanish text
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    • Translation of the narrative of Castañeda
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  • Historical introduction
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  • The narrative of Castañeda
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