{"product_id":"by-force-of-arms-the-journals-of-don-diego-de-vargas-1691-1693-hardcover","title":"By Force of Arms: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, 1691-1693 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn L. Kessell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRick Hendricks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMeredith D. Dodge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a five-volume collection of diaries kept by Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, the 25th Spanish Governor of the Santa Fe de Nuevo México territory of New Spain, and leader of La Reconquista following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis modern English translation makes accessible a vital primary source from the Spanish Colonial Period from a pivotal character in the history of New Spain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn L. Kessell\u003c\/b\u003e, a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico, is the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eRemote Beyond Compare: Letters of don Diego de Vargas to His Family from New Spain to New Mexico, 1675-1706\u003c\/i\u003e (UNM Press). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Hendricks\u003c\/b\u003e served as the New Mexico State Historian from 2010 through 2019. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Navajos in 1705: Roque Madrid's Campaign Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFour Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePueblo Sovereignty: Indian Land and Water in New Mexico and Texas\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith D. Dodge\u003c\/b\u003e, an independent historian, has devoted nearly two decades compiling, translating, and editing the Vargas papers along with John Kessell, Rick Hendricks, and Larry D. Miller.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.12 x 9.7 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48533111800029,"sku":"9780826313577","price":183.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/J0G56k8dAB9780826313577.webp?v=1788981204","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/by-force-of-arms-the-journals-of-don-diego-de-vargas-1691-1693-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}