Juan Bautista de Anza: Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693-1740 (The Basque Series)

The first biography of Juan Bautista de Anza, the eighteenth-century Basque immigrant who became a silver miner, cattle rancher, explorer of the West, and commander of the cavalry in Sonora, Mexico. For this comprehensive biography of Anza, Garate spent more than ten years researching archives in Spain and the Americas. The result is a striking and important account of the Spanish borderlands and the hardy, ambitious colonists who populated them. The Basque Series

Juan Bautista De Anza: Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693-1740 (The Basque Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Garate, Donald T.

Historical

Univ of Nevada Pr

The biography of Anza, an eighteenth-century Basque immigrant who became a silver miner, cattle rancher, and commander of the cavalry in Sonora, Mexico. This is a striking account of the Spanish borderlands and the hardy, ambitious colonists who populated them.

University of Nevada Press

The intent of this small volume is to pay tribute to all those who, with insight and perseverance, contributed their individual skills to overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of bringing Zion within the reach of all of us. In so doing, they not only brought many of Zion's wonders within our grasp, but created another wonder in itself at which we can marvel: the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway and Tunnel.

The Zion Tunnel: From Slickrock to Switchback

History

Americas

Zion Natural History Association

Includes translations of correspondence between December 18, 1775 and May 24, 1776 and photocopies of the original letters. The appendix includes a discussion of spelling, punctuation and grammar; a list of abbreviations; a list of misspellings; a discussion of tradition, culture, romance, and practicality; and glossaries of names of people and names of places.

The Juan Bautista de Anza -- Fernando de Rivera y Moncada Letters of 1775-1776: Personalities in Conflict

Los Californianos

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Books by Garate, Donald T.

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Juan Bautista De Anza: Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693-1740 (The Basque Series)

Juan Bautista de Anza: Basque Explorer in the New World, 1693-1740 (The Basque Series)

The Zion Tunnel: From Slickrock to Switchback

The Juan Bautista de Anza -- Fernando de Rivera y Moncada Letters of 1775-1776: Personalities in Conflict