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title	:	The Last Conquistador : Juan De Oate and the Settling of the Far Southwest Oklahoma Western Biographies ; V. 2
author	:	Simmons, Marc.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806123680
print isbn13	:	9780806123684
ebook isbn13	:	9780585168791
language	:	English
subject	Oate, Juan de,--1549?-1624, Explorers--Southwest, New--Biography, Explorers--Spain--Biography, Southwest, New--History--To 1848.
publication date	:	1993
lcc	:	F799.O587 1993eb
ddc	:	979/.01/092
subject	:	Oate, Juan de,--1549?-1624, Explorers--Southwest, New--Biography, Explorers--Spain--Biography, Southwest, New--History--To 1848.

Page i The Last Conquistador The Oklahoma Western Biographies Richard W. Etulain, General Editor

Page ii "Juan de Oate" by Jos Cisneros. (From Riders Across the Centuries, by Jos Cisneros, El Paso: Texas Western Press, p. 22; reproduced courtesy Jos Cisneros)

Page iii The Last Conquistador Juan de Oate and the Settling of the Far Southwest Marc Simmons UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN

Page iv Also by Marc Simmons (Editor, with Mark L. Gardner) The Mexican War Correspondence of Richard Smith Elliott (Norman, 1997) New Mexico, An Interpretive History (Albuquerque, 1991) Coronado's Land: Daily Life in Colonial New Mexico (Albuquerque, 1991) Following the Santa Fe Trail: A Guide for Modern Travelers (Santa Fe, 1986) The Little Lion of the Southwest: A Life of Manuel Antonio Chaves (Athens, 1983) Witchcraft in the Southwest: Spanish & Indian Supernaturalism on the Rio Grande (Lincoln, 1980) (Editor) On the Santa Fe Trail (Lawrence, 1986) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The last conquistador : Juan de Oate and the settling of the far Southwest / by Marc Simmons. p. cm.(The Oklahoma western biographies ; v. 2) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8061-2338-9 (cloth) ISBN 0-8061-2368-0 (paper) 1. Oate, Juan de, 1549?1624. 2. ExplorersSouthwest, New Biography. 3. ExplorersSpainBiography. 4. Southwest, New HistoryTo 1848. I. Title. II. Series. F799.0587 1991 979.01092dc20 90-50697 [B] CIP The Last Conquistador: Juan de Oate and the Settling of the Far Southwest is Volume 2 in The Oklahoma Western Biographies. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1991 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. First edition. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Page v For my brother Hal

Page vii Contents Series Editor's Preface xi Preface xiii 1. Introduction 3 2. Origins 13 3. Zacatecas 27 4. New Mexico 48 5. Moratorium 70 6. The Trail 91 7. San Juan 112 8. Crises 133 9. Nadir 156 10. Retreat 178 Sources 197 Index 201

Page ix Illustrations Viceroy Luis de Velasco II 7 Basque countryside 16 Dutch engraving depicting the Mixton War of 15401542 24 Coat of arms of Don Cristbal de Oate 31 Coat of arms of Isabel de Tolosa Corts, wife of Juan de Oate 43 Don Francisco de Urdiola 57 Sections of the original Oate contract

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