8. WITH SWORD AND CROSS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION xi
5. CONTENTS xiii
6. ILLUSTRATIONS xv
7. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES xvi
8. Part I FRONTIER OUTPOST 1700-1716
9. 1. FINDING THE GATEWAY 3
10. 2. THE MISSION BUILDERS 18
11. 3. NEW SPIRITUAL CONQUESTS 28
12. 4. THE FLYING COMPANY 37
13. 5. HARVESTERS IN THE VINEYARD 49
14. 6. FROM THORNS OF PAGANISM 56
15. 7. STRANGER FROM THE WILDERNESS 66
16. 8. WITH SWORD AND CROSS 75
17. 9. A PLAN FOR TEXAS 87
18. 10. THE FRENCH CAVALIER 97
19. 11. NIGHT OF TERROR 106
20. 12. BACK TO THE TEJAS 114
21. Part II MOTHER OF MISSIONS 1716-1772
22. 13. PADRE OLIVARES' DREAM 125
23. 14. CONTRABAND AND FRUSTRATION 133
24. 15. MIRACLE IN THE MONTES 141
25. 16. CHANGING OF THE GUARD 156
26. 17. THE DOUBLE STANDARD 171
27. 18. THE ISLANDERS 186
28. 19. UP THE RIO GRANDE 196
29. 20. A CROSS TO BEAR 211
30. 21. NEW ROADS TO TEXAS 220
31. 22. TO THE MEETING OF THE RIVERS 227
32. 23. BRINK OF SACRIFICE 238
33. 24. PROVIDENCES OF 1756 248
34. 25. ILL WIND FROM THE PLAINS 260
35. 26. MISSIONS IN THE CANYON 270
36. 27. ISLE OF THE MALAGUITAS 283
37. 28. THE SAVAGE FRONTIER 290
38. 29. NEW LINE OF DEFENSE 301
39. 30. END OF AN ERA 309
40. Parti III PRESIDIO OF THE LINE AFTER 1772
41. 31. SWORD ABOVE THE CROSS 321
42. 32. PADRE MORFI'S VISIT 339
43. 33. FADING OF THE MISSIONS 351
44. 34. DEATH TO THE GACHUPINES 363
45. 35. BUGLE AT DAWN 373
46. 36. DECADE OF THE REPUBLIC 389
47. 37. ARMY OF CHIHUAHUA 402
48. 38. CLOSING THE GATEWAY 416
49. BIBLIOGRAPHY 425
50. INDEX 439