EIGHT. A WAY STATION AT SAN ANTONIO Governor Martin de Alarcón's 1718 Expedition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE IX
4. ONE. INTRODUCTION 1
5. TWO. IN SEARCH OF LA SALLE Governor Alonso de Léon's 1689 Expedition 17
6. THREE. A MISSION FOR THE TEJAS Governor Alonso de Léon's 1690 Expedition 33
7. FOUR. SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA Governor Domingo Terán de los Ríos's Expedition, 1691-1692 51
8. FIVE. TO RESUPPLY THE MISSION Governor Gregorio de Salinas Varona's 1693 Expedition 77
9. SIX. NEW ROAD TO THE COLORADO The 1709 Expedition of Fray Isidro de Espinosa, Fray Antonio de Olivares, and Captain Pedro de Aguirre 95
10. SEVEN. IN QUEST OF COMMERCE Captain Domingo Ramón's 1716 Expedition with Espinosa and Saint-Denis 109
11. EIGHT. A WAY STATION AT SAN ANTONIO Governor Martin de Alarcón's 1718 Expedition 127
12. NINE. BACK TO THE BAY Governor Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo's 1721-1722 Expedition 145
13. TEN. PRESIDIOS REVIEWED Brigadier Pedro de Rivera's 1727 Inspection Tour 163
14. ELEVEN. THE FRENCH THREAT FADES The Marqués de Rubi's 1767 Inspection Tour 177
15. TWELVE. REVIEW OF THE ZACATECAN MISSIONS IN TEXS Fray Gaspar José de Solís's 1768 Inspection Tour 197
16. THIRTEEN. CONCLUSION 217
17. APPENDIX I. WILDLIFE RECORDED SPANISH EXPEDITIONS INTO TEXAS, 1689-1768 233
18. APPENDIX II. TREES, SHRUBS, BUSHES, VINES, MOSSES, AND GRASSES REPORTED ON SPANISH EXPEDITIONS INTO TEXAS, 1689-1768 247
19. APPENDIX III DOCUMENTED EPIDEMIC DISEASE EPISODES IN NORTHEASTERN NEW SPAIN, 1577-1768 261
20. APPENDIX IV INDIAN TRIBES REPORTED ON SPANISH EXPEDITIONS INTO TEXAS, 1689-1768 265
21. NOTES 291
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 317
23. INDEX 325