Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction For Riches Yet Unfound 1
6. Part 1 The Coronado Expedition
7. 1 Of Myths and Men 13
8. 2 An Illusion Called Cibola 27
9. 3 Off to the Land of Treasure 41
10. 4 “We Ask and Require” 57
11. 5 Curse of the Golden Bracelet 69
12. 6 Terrorizing Tiguex 79
13. 7 Swallowed by a Sea of Grass 89
14. 8 A Place Called Quivira 103
15. 9 Winter of Disasters 117
16. 10 End of the Conquest 127
17. Part 2 Post-Coronado Incursions
18. 11 For Slaves and Souls 139
19. 12 Renegade Conquistadors 147
20. Part 3 The Oñate Expedition
21. 13 Contract with Destiny 157
22. 14 Cavalcade of Conquest 167
23. 15 The Devil ’s Doing 175
24. 16 Death on a High Plateau 185
25. 17 Pacification of Acoma 193
26. 18 To Sail a Scuttled Ship 201
27. 19 So Bloody the Sword 211
28. 20 Rediscovering Quivira 221
29. 21 The Colonists Revolt 243
30. 22 Tales Too Tall 253
31. 23 The Discovery Ends 261
32. 24 Oñate’s Reckoning 269
33. 25 The Conquistador Legacy 275
34. Appendix A Coronado’s March 279
35. Appendix B Oñate’s Family 291
36. Appendix C A New Look at Oñate’s Route 295
37. Appendix D The Oñate Maps 307
38. Appendix E The Sword and the Stone 315
39. Bibliography 323
40. Index 333