Came Men on Horses: The Conquistador Expeditions of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Oñate

by Stan Hoig

Book Overview

Guided by myths of golden cities and worldly rewards, policy makers, conquistador leaders, and expeditionary aspirants alike came to the new world in the sixteenth century and left it a changed land. Came Men on Horses follows two conquistadors-Francisco V zquez de Coronado and Don Juan de O ate-on their journey across the southwest.

Driven by their search for gold and silver, both Coronado and O ate committed atrocious acts of violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646423763
• ISBN13: 9781646423767
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"