The Coronado Expedition of 1540-1552: A Special History Study Prepared for the Coronado Trail Study
Ivey JE, Rhodes DL, Sanchez JP. 1991. The Coronado Expedition of 1540-1552: A Special History Study Prepared for the Coronado Trail Study. Washington, D.C.
In 1988, Congress amended the National Trails system Act to provide for a study to determine if the route of Coronado's expedition in the 1540s satisfies the criteria for inclusion in the national trails system. The legislation defined the study area (i.e., Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas) and directed the secretary of the interior to review all original Spanish documentation on the route, search for new primary data, and examine all information on the archeological sites along the route. The National Park Service (NPS) was selected to complete this project. Because of time and money limitations, the NPS researchers focused on routes Coronado himself might have traversed within the continental United States, and did not examine the travels of members of his group who explored other areas. The NPS has prepared a national trail study report on the Coronado expedition route-to assess the route's eligibility for national trail designation and present alternatives for commemoration and interpretation. A preliminary draft of the following background history report was used as a working paper to assist the NPS in the preparation of the trail study. The draft history report was sent to about 60 recognized experts on the Coronado expedition for review during the summer of 1990. incorporated into this final report. Their comments have been incorporated into this final report. Chapter 2 contains a short historical overview of the Coronado expedition and its people. Chapter 3 describes the research conducted during this project. The review of Spanish documentation and the search for new primary data were undertaken by the NPS spanish Colonial Research Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New translations were made of some items. Selected bibliographic sources were analyzed for place names associated with the expedition. The Center also conducted archival research on primary documents and developed a historical dictionary of place names.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ivey, James; Rhodes, Diane; Sanchez, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Units
- HIST
- Keywords
- Analysis, archaeological, Archaeology, Artifacts, Campsites, Chonologies, Coronado, Culture, Culture Areas, ehistory, Exploration, findings, History, Identification, Methodology, Research, Route, Site Types, sites, Siting