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The Cortesian documents are a compilation by José Luis Martínez of handwritten historical texts related to Hernán Cortés. The documents are divided into three parts: those Cortés wrote himself; those written by others in his name or by commission; reports about facts that interested him.
Since July 1, 2016, the Texas Historical Commission has operated the site as Mission Dolores State Historic Site. [1] [2] [3] San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes Early 1717 The mission was attacked by French soldiers in 1719 and was abandoned. Moved and renamed San Miguel de Cuellar de Linares de los Adaes. [4] San Miguel de Cuéllar de Linares ...
A proposed route for the de Soto Expedition, based on Charles M. Hudson map of 1997. [1] This is a list of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition in the years 1539–1543. In May 1539, de Soto left Havana, Cuba, with nine ships, over 620 men and 220 surviving horses and landed at Charlotte Harbor, Florida. This began his ...
Locust Grove State Historic Site: West Feliciana Parish: 1 acre (.4 ha) Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: St. Martin Parish: 157 acres (64 ha) Los Adaes State Historic Site: Natchitoches Parish: 14 acres (6 ha) Mansfield State Historic Site: De Soto Parish: 178 acres (72 ha) Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site: Iberville Parish: 14 ...
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca [a] [b] (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
Franciscan missionaries were the first to arrive in New Spain, in 1523, following the Cortes expeditions in Mexico, and soon after began establishing missions across the continents. [2] [3] The Franciscan missionaries were split evenly and sent to Mexico, Texcoco, and Tlaxcala.
The division is supported and advised by a 24-member Louisiana State Arts Council. [11] and includes the Louisiana Folklife Program advised by a diverse 22 member Louisiana Folklife Commission. [12] Division of Archaeology: Records, protects and distributes information about Louisiana's archaeological resources and heritage. [13]
Expeditions continued into the 1540s and regional capitals founded by the 1550s. Among the most notable expeditions are Hernando de Soto into southeast North America, leaving from Cuba (1539–1542); Francisco Vázquez de Coronado to northern Mexico (1540–1542), and Gonzalo Pizarro to Amazonia, leaving from Quito, Ecuador (1541–1542). [51]