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Excerpt from The Old Spanish Trail
Possibly the first expedition of White men northwest from New Mexico as far as the La Plata Mountains Of today was the one led by Juan Maria de Rivera by order of Tomas Velez Gachupin, Governor of New Mexico, in the year Although Rivera''s journal of the expedition has been lost, its content is partly known to us by its having been known and used by Dominguez and Esca lante, who seem to have followed it more or less closely as a guide on their expedition in 1776, referring here and there in their diary to places described by Rivera.
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Possibly the first expedition of White men northwest from New Mexico as far as the La Plata Mountains Of today was the one led by Juan Maria de Rivera by order of Tomas Velez Gachupin, Governor of New Mexico, in the year Although Rivera''s journal of the expedition has been lost, its content is partly known to us by its having been known and used by Dominguez and Esca lante, who seem to have followed it more or less closely as a guide on their expedition in 1776, referring here and there in their diary to places described by Rivera.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Joseph John Hill
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ISBN - 9781528068420
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 35
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Author
Joseph John Hill
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333557355
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 37
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