Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1539-1542 : They Were Not Familiar with His Majesty, Nor Did They Wish to be His Subjects

This volume is the first annotated, dual-language edition of thirty-four original documents from the Coronado expedition.

The documents provide a window into the actions and attitudes of members of the expedition and its unwilling hosts in the American Southwest and northwest Mexico.

Using the latest historical, archaeological, geographical, and linguistic research, this volume makes available accurate transcriptions and modern English translations of the documents, including seven never before published and seven others never before available in English.

It includes a general introduction and explanatory notes at the beginning of each document.