The Spanish in the Southwest (1903) (14778818741)

Identifier: spanishinsouthw00wint (find matches)
Title: The Spanish in the Southwest
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Winterburn, Rosa V. (Rosa Viola)
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Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, American book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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en cities been found. Thesoldiers were discouraged, and only too glad to return toMexico. The governor was in trouble with the emperorand had to go back to Spain, and, for a time, peoplealmost ceased to talk of the famous seven cities. Tejoss story had seemed strange to the Spaniards, butthe second time they heard about the seven cities it was ina far more remarkable manner. Some Spanish explorers,who had been in the northern part of Mexico, returnedone day with four men who had not left the city withthem. Queer-looking creatures they were. Their onlyclothes were the skins of wild beasts ; their hands andfeet were so hardened that they looked like the claws andhoofs of birds and animals; their hair and beards were 1 Cibola (Sebo-la). Reports of the Seven Cities 59 long and matted. The strangers looked like wild menfrom the desert. One of these men was taller than the rest. He wasthinner than they, if that were possible; but his eyesshone bright and clear, and he spoke and acted like a
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The strangers looked like wild men commander. There were two other white men and anegro in the little company brought thus strangely out ofthe wilderness. They spoke Spanish, and were so gladto hear their own language from other lips that they werenearly frantic with joy. Many of those who crowdedaround to watch the strange scene called the poor beingsmadmen, and, as they listened to the story they told, saidthat they were crazed by trouble. Again and again thewild-looking men insisted that they were Spaniards. 60 Discoverers and Explorers They said that they came from Florida, and that for yearsthey had been wandering in the country of the Indians.Again the listeners laughed and touched their foreheads,as if sure that these were the dreams of crazy men.Florida was far away, and no white man had ever crossedthe countries between ; such a story was too improbableto be believed. Finally the men were taken to the governor, who toldthe leader to narrate his experiences once more. The tall