The Spanish Pioneers 1893 by Charles F Lummis ~ History of Spain's Conquest ~ New Mexico to New Granada/Peru ~ Cortez, Pizarro, de Vaca, etc

Title: The Spanish Pioneers

Author: Charles F. Lummis

Description: 1893 edition. Lacking ffep, else good. Blue-gray cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and a decorative cross design stamped in brown on front cover. Boards show some light edgewear; corners pushed; some soiling on spine and rear cover. Nine illustrations on plates, including frontispiece (each with tissue-guard). 292 pages.

The story of the Spanish pioneers and their part in Spain's conquest of the New World, from New Mexico in the north to Peru and New Granada in the south. Includes material on many individuals, but not limited to Cortez, Pizarro, Cabeza de Vaca, Juan de Zaldivar, and Gaspar Perez de Villagar.

Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was a journalist, historian, photographer, ethnographer, archaeologist, poet, librarian, and founder of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: A. C. McClurg and Company
Place: Chicago
Year: 1893

Keywords: history, explorers, conquest, Catholic, missionaries, missions, New World, Peru, New Mexico, Sacsayhuaman, Cusco, Inca, Francisco Pizarro, New Granada,