Las misiones españolas de Texas representan uno de los capítulos más fascinantes y menos conocidos de la historia americana. Byron R. Browne, con la precisión del historiador y la pasión del narrador, nos guía por un viaje extraordinario a lo largo de los siglos para descubrir cómo un puñado de frailes franciscanos, cargados de fe y determinación, se aventuraron en territorios hostiles para establecer las misiones que acabarían convirtiéndose en ciudades como San Antonio. La historia definitiva de las misiones españolas que sentaron las bases del Texas moderno. Esta obra documenta la construcción y evolución de las misiones, al tiempo que explora las complejas relaciones entre españoles, nativos americanos y franceses que definieron la región durante más de dos siglos. El autor presenta un relato vívido de cómo estas misiones, muchas de las cuales sobreviven, se convirtieron en centros de poder político, económico y cultural que transformaron para siempre el paisaje de Texas y de toda la América hispánica. The Spanish missions of Texas represent one of the most fascinating and least known chapters in American history. Byron R. Browne, with the precision of a historian and the passion of a storyteller, guides us on an extraordinary journey through the centuries to discover how a handful of Franciscan friars, full of faith and determination, ventured into hostile territories to establish the missions that would eventually become cities like San Antonio. The definitive history of the Spanish missions that laid the foundations for modern Texas. This work documents the construction and evolution of the missions, while exploring the complex relationships between Spaniards, Native Americans and French that defined the region for more than two centuries. The author presents a vivid account of how these missions, many of which survive, became centers of political, economic and cultural power that forever transformed the landscape of Texas and all of Spanish America. From the first expeditions of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca to the founding of the Alamo, the author meticulously reconstructs the history of these missions that became the outpost of Spanish colonization in Texas. Through exhaustive research in historical archives and original sources, Browne reveals the struggles, triumphs and tragedies of the Franciscan missionaries in their attempt to establish a new spiritual and cultural frontier in the wild territory of Texas.
Las misiones españolas de Texas representan uno de los capítulos más fascinantes y menos conocidos de la historia americana. Byron R. Browne, con la precisión del historiador y la pasión del narrador, nos guía por un viaje extraordinario a lo largo de los siglos para descubrir cómo un puñado de frailes franciscanos, cargados de fe y determinación, se aventuraron en territorios hostiles para establecer las misiones que acabarían convirtiéndose en ciudades como San Antonio. La historia definitiva de las misiones españolas que sentaron las bases del Texas moderno. Esta obra documenta la construcción y evolución de las misiones, al tiempo que explora las complejas relaciones entre españoles, nativos americanos y franceses que definieron la región durante más de dos siglos. El autor presenta un relato vívido de cómo estas misiones, muchas de las cuales sobreviven, se convirtieron en centros de poder político, económico y cultural que transformaron para siempre el paisaje de Texas y de toda la América hispánica. The Spanish missions of Texas represent one of the most fascinating and least known chapters in American history. Byron R. Browne, with the precision of a historian and the passion of a storyteller, guides us on an extraordinary journey through the centuries to discover how a handful of Franciscan friars, full of faith and determination, ventured into hostile territories to establish the missions that would eventually become cities like San Antonio. The definitive history of the Spanish missions that laid the foundations for modern Texas. This work documents the construction and evolution of the missions, while exploring the complex relationships between Spaniards, Native Americans and French that defined the region for more than two centuries. The author presents a vivid account of how these missions, many of which survive, became centers of political, economic and cultural power that forever transformed the landscape of Texas and all of Spanish America. From the first expeditions of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca to the founding of the Alamo, the author meticulously reconstructs the history of these missions that became the outpost of Spanish colonization in Texas. Through exhaustive research in historical archives and original sources, Browne reveals the struggles, triumphs and tragedies of the Franciscan missionaries in their attempt to establish a new spiritual and cultural frontier in the wild territory of Texas.
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