Massacre at the Yuma Crossing : Spanish relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782 /

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Author / Creator:	Santiago, Mark, 1959-
Imprint:	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1998.
Description:	xv, 220 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Spaniards -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century. Land settlement -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century. Yuma Indians -- Missions -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century. Massacres -- Arizona -- Yuma Region -- History -- 18th century. Land settlement. Massacres. Spaniards. Yuma Region (Ariz.) -- History. Arizona -- Yuma Region. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3452480

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ISBN:	0816518246 (acid-free, archival-quality paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Wayfarers and Rivalries: First Contacts between the Spaniards and the Quechans, 1540 to 1771
2. The Gate Unlocked: Opening the Road to California, August 1771 to May 1774
3. The Gospel on the River: Franciscans Preach to the Quechans, 1775 to 1776
4. Hopes and Promises: Spanish Plans to Settle at Yuma, 1776 to 1777
5. Voices Crying in the Wilderness: The First Mission to the Quechans, 1778 to 1779
6. The Knight's Gamble: Two Military Colonies Are Established at Yuma, 1779 to 1780
7. The Respectable Union: The Spanish Settlement, December 1780 to June 1781
8. The Fury of the Yumas: The Settlements Destroyed, July 1781
9. Ransom and Retribution: Spanish Rescue Operations, August to December 1781
10. Fire and Blood: The Spanish Punitive Expedition, February 1782 to January 1783
Epilogue: The Shadow of Death, 1784 to 1796.

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