Kachina & The Cross

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Spain at the Flood 2. The Native Americans 3. A Clash of Cultures 4. O\u00f1ate 5. The Pueblos and Their Neighbors in 1598 6. The First Decade in Spanish New Mexico 7. Church and State through Mid-Century 8. Missionization 9. Spanish Society in New Mexico 10. Bernardo L\u00f3pez de Mendiz\u00e1bel 11. The Gathering Storm 12. Fateful Decisions 13. The Currents of War 14. An Era Ends, An Era Begins Sources and Commentary List of New Mexico Governors, 1598-1704 Glossary General Index Index of Initial Citations

"[An] important study. Readers...will not be disappointed by the thorough presentation of works consulted, including a body of relatively obscure technical literature."--The Journal of Arizona History "A fascinating synthesis of recent scholarship."--Utah Historical Quarterly "An informative and readable account of the interaction of Spaniards and native peoples in New Mexico."--CHOICE "Riley has done a good job of pulling a diverse string of facts together and has woven them into a fine-textured story of early New Mexico."--Patrick Beckett, Center of Anthropological Studies, Las Cruces, NM "This new book reads like a novel and contains some new and surprising information, making it a valuable contextual reference on 17th-century New Mexico history."--New Mexico Magazine "With his usual clarity, sound research, and objectivity, Cal Riley interweaves the events and personalities into a chronological account."--The Journal of American History