Miera y Pacheco A Renaissance Spaniard in Eighteenth-Century New Mexico |
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| Author:
| Kessell, John L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4377-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Miera y Pacheco, John L. Kessell explores each aspect of this Renaissance man's life in the colony. Beginning with his marriage to the young descendant of a once-prominent New Mexican family, we see Miera transformed by his varied experiences into the quintessential Hispanic New Mexican. As he traveled to every corner of the colony and beyond, Miera gathered not only geographical, social, and political data but also invaluable information about the Southwest's indigenous...
More DescriptionIn Miera y Pacheco, John L. Kessell explores each aspect of this Renaissance man's life in the colony. Beginning with his marriage to the young descendant of a once-prominent New Mexican family, we see Miera transformed by his varied experiences into the quintessential Hispanic New Mexican. As he traveled to every corner of the colony and beyond, Miera gathered not only geographical, social, and political data but also invaluable information about the Southwest's indigenous peoples. At the same time, Miera the artist was carving and painting statues and panels of the saints for the altar screens of the colony.