Three-page manuscript letter written in Spanish by Alonso de León of Coahuila, Mexico, dated 19 Mayo 1689, to Padre Juan del Rincon, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años," which translates in English to "Discovery of the Bay of Espiritu Santo in the Seno Mexicano (Gulf of Mexico) in the year 1689." In this letter, Spanish pioneer and explorer Alonso de León describes his discovery of the remains of the failed colony established by the French explorer La Salle off Matagorda Bay on the coast of Texas. The letter includes details about the colony and the peoples involved, both French and indigenous. Gift of Wesley A. Brown of Denver, Colorado.
Item: Alonso de León letter, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años"
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No Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Alonso de León letter, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años". (1689). Retrieved from https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/text/10023747Chicago/Turabian
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No Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Alonso de León letter, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años". 1689. UTA Libraries Digital Gallery, https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/text/10023747. Accessed8 May 2024
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10023747
Title: Alonso de León letter, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años"
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de León, Alonso (Author)
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1689-05-19
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10023747
Title: Alonso de León letter, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años"
Creator:
de León, Alonso (Author)
Description:
Three-page manuscript letter written in Spanish by Alonso de León of Coahuila, Mexico, dated 19 Mayo 1689, to Padre Juan del Rincon, "Descubrimiento de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo en el Ceno Mexicano en el de 1689 años," which translates in English to "Discovery of the Bay of Espiritu Santo in the Seno Mexicano (Gulf of Mexico) in the year 1689." In this letter, Spanish pioneer and explorer Alonso de León describes his discovery of the remains of the failed colony established by the French explorer La Salle off Matagorda Bay on the coast of Texas. The letter includes details about the colony and the peoples involved, both French and indigenous. Gift of Wesley A. Brown of Denver, Colorado.
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1689-05-19
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Special Collections Identifier:
GO29/11; 2023-60, 2023-61
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