{"product_id":"spanish-texas-15191821-9780292776593","title":"Spanish Texas  1519-1821","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"... the book on early Texas.... It is without peer.\" ?David J. Weber  Robert and Nancy Dedman Professor of History  Southern Methodist University Modern Texas  like Mexico to the south  traces its beginning to sixteenth-century encounters between Spaniards  Native American peoples  and a vast land unexplored by Europeans. Unlike Mexico  however  Texas eventually received the stamp of Anglo-American culture  so that Spanish contributions to present-day Texas tend to be obscured or even unknown. In this pathfinding study  Donald E. Chipman draws on archival and secondary sources to write the story of Spains three-hundred-year presence and continuing influence in the land that has become Texas. Chipman begins with the first European sighting of Texas shores in 1519. He goes on to chronicle the exploits of Cabeza de Vaca  Francisco Vzquez de Coronado  Luis Moscoso and other sixteenth-century explorers  before devoting extensive attention to the eighteenth century  a time of active Spanish colonization. Although Mexican independence ended the Spanish era in 1821  Chipman finds that Spain has left a substantial legacy in modern Texas. Spanish precedents have shaped modern Texas law in the areas of judicial procedure  land and water law  and family law. Spanish influences abound in Texas art  architecture  music  and theater  not to mention the widely spoken Spanish language. And the Roman Catholic religion introduced by the Spaniards continues to have many adherents in Texas. In short  the rich history of Spain in Texas deserves to be widely known by \"Texana buffs\" and professional historians alike  and Spanish Texas  1519-1821 is the one-volume source to consult.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648131883061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0292776594","price":29.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780292776593.jpg?v=1781710499","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/spanish-texas-15191821-9780292776593","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}