Esteban : the African slave who explored America / Dennis Herrick.
Material type: TextPublisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (xix, 282 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780826359827
- 0826359825
- Estevan, -1539
- Estevan, -1539
- Explorers -- America -- Biography
- Explorers -- Spain -- Biography
- Black people -- America -- Biography
- Slaves -- America -- Biography
- Slavery -- America -- History -- 16th century
- Cibola, Seven Cities of
- Southwestern States -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Southern States -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Noirs -- Amérique -- Biographies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Adventurers & Explorers
- SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography
- TRAVEL -- Budget
- TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks
- TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds
- Black people
- Cibola, Seven Cities of
- Discoveries in geography -- Spanish
- Explorers
- Slavery
- Slaves
- America
- Southern States
- Spain
- United States -- Southwestern States
- 1500-1599
- 910.92 B 23
- E125.E8 H47 2018
- SOC054000 | HIS036130
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"When Pueblo Indians say, "The first white man our people saw was a black man," they are referring to Esteban, who came to New Mexico in 1539. After centuries of negative portrayals, this book highlights Esteban's importance in America's early history. Books about the history of the American West have ignored Esteban or belittled his importance, often using his slave nickname, Estebanico. What little we know about Esteban comes from alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and other Spanish chroniclers, whose condescension toward the African slave has carried over into most history books. In this work Herrick dispels the myths and outright lies about Esteban. His biography emphasizes Esteban rather than the Spaniards whose exploits are often exaggerated and jingoistic in the sixteenth-century chronicles. He gives Esteban full credit for his courage and his skill as a linguist and cultural intermediary who was trusted and respected by Indians from many tribes across the continent."-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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