Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. List of Maps viii
5. Preface ix
6. Prologue xvii
7. Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian Spain—The Full Hourglass 1
8. Chapter 2 Mexico before Columbus 31
9. Chapter 3 Pre-Columbian Agriculture in the American Southwest 59
10. Chapter 4 European Plantways to the New World: 1492–1521 83
11. Chapter 5 Old World Agriculture Comes to the Mexican Mainland 111
12. Chapter 6 Spanish Trade, Technology, and Livestock 147
13. Chapter 7 New Mexico’s First Mediterranean Gardens 163
14. Chapter 8 Into Sonora and Arizona 195
15. Chapter 9 The Corridor into Texas 229
16. Chapter 10 Hispanic Farmers Return to New Mexico 263
17. Chapter 11 Mediterranean Connections to Florida and California 291
18. Epilogue 309
19. Appendix: Master Plant List 315
20. Glossary 325
21. Sources 329
22. Selected Bibliography 343
23. Index 363