Fray Marcos de Niza and His Journey to Cibola
The persistent desire to find the Northwest Passage and its resultant route to India and the Spice Islands soon led the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Central America to look to the north as the new field of their activity. Their achievements to the south had already convinced them that the realiz...
Published in: | The Americas |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1947
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/978731 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003161500067584 |