Empire of sand the Seri Indians and the struggle for Spanish Sonora, 1645-1803

From the earliest days of their empire in the New World, the Spanish sought to gain control of the native peoples and lands of what is now Sonora. While missionaries were successful in pacifying many Indians, the Seris-independent groups of hunter-gatherers who lived on the desert shores and islands...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheridan, Thomas E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson University of Arizona Press 1999, ©1999
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-477) and index