Juan Bautista de Anza Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693-1740 |
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| Author:
| Garate, Donald T. |
| Series title: | The Basque Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87417-626-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The biography of Anza, an eighteenth-century Basque immigrant who became a silver miner, cattle rancher, and commander of the cavalry in Sonora, Mexico. This is a striking account of the Spanish borderlands and the hardy, ambitious colonists who populated them.
The biography of Anza, an eighteenth-century Basque immigrant who became a silver miner, cattle rancher, and commander of the cavalry in Sonora, Mexico. This is a striking account of the Spanish borderlands and the hardy, ambitious colonists who populated them.