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Book SynopsisWhen Pueblo Indians say, ‘The first white man our people saw was a black man’, they are referring to Esteban, who came to New Mexico in 1539. After centuries of negative portrayals, this book highlights Esteban’s importance in America’s early history.
Trade ReviewA well-crafted and thorough synthesis of the existing documentary evidence and the most recent scholarly speculations regarding the life of the black African Moor who played a pivotal role in the earliest Spanish reconnaissance of what is now the southern United States and northwest Mexico."—Richard Flint, author of
No Settlement, No Conquest: A History of the Coronado EntradaTable of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Noteworthy Dates
- Notes for the Modern Reader
Chapter One. A Man of Mysteries
- Chapter Two. The Morocco Connection
- Chapter Three. Terrorism in the Caribbean
- Chapter Four. Esteban Arrives at Hispaniola
- Chapter Five. Early Indian Resistance
- Chapter Six. A Disastrous Beginning
- Chapter Seven. Invasion of Florida
- Chapter Eight. The Quest for Gold
- Chapter Nine. Arrows Penetrating "Good Armor"
- Chapter Ten. Fleeing in Rickety Boats
- Chapter Eleven. Spaniards Forced into Slavery
- Chapter Twelve. Faith Healing and Proselytizing
- Chapter Thirteen. Esteban's Rise and Fall
- Chapter Fourteen. Return to Slavery, but an Indispensable Man
- Chapter Fifteen. An African in Arizona and New Mexico
- Chapter Sixteen. A Mysterious Fate
- Chapter Seventeen. Death? Or Freedom?
- Chapter Eighteen. The Durability of Myth
- Chapter Nineteen. Inhumane Bondage and Historical Context
- Chapter Twenty. What Isn't Known about Esteban
Appendix. An American Sculptor's Tribute
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
