Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- CHAPTER 2 THE TEXTS AND EDITORIAL PROTOCOLS -- TheTexts -- Transcription and Translation Protocols -- Abbreviations Used in This Text -- CHAPTER 3 LORENZO DE TEJADA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE INVESTIGATION -- Spanish Concern Over Treatment of Indians -- The Residencia, Visita, and Pesquisa Traditions -- An Investigation Is Launched -- A Translation of the Documentary Record -- A Transcript of the Documentary Record -- CHAPTER 4 THE FIRST DE OFICIO WITNESSES, FRANCISCA DE HOZES AND ALONSO SÁNCHEZ -- A Woman and Her Husband -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 5 JUAN GÓMEZ DE PARADINAS, THE THIRD DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Tailor, Alguacil, and Billeting Officer -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 6 DOMINGO MARTÍN, THE FOURTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Veteran of the Conquest of Mexico -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 7 JUAN DE CONTRERAS, THE FlFTH DE OFICIO WlTNESS -- The Head Groom -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 8 RODRIGO XIMÓN, THE SIXTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Veteran of the Conquest of Nueva Galicia -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 9 CRISTÓBAL DE ESCOBAR, THE SEVENTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Recent Arrival in the New World -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 10 JUAN TROYANO, THE EIGHTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Professional Military Man -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 11 RODRIGO DE FRÍAS, THE NINTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Member of the Advance Guard -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony.

CHAPTER 12 MELCHIOR PÉREZ, THE TENTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- Son of the Previous Governor -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 13 PEDRO DE LEDESMA, THE ELEVENTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Member of Vázquez de Coronado's Household -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 14 JUAN DE ZALDÍVAR, THE TWELFTH DE OFICIO WITNESS -- A Captain -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 15 THE NOMINAL TARGET OF THE INVESTIGATION, FRANCISCO VÁZQUEZ DE CORONADO -- Investor and Captain General -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 16 ALONSO ÁLVAREZ, THE FOURTEENTH DE OFICIO WlTNESS -- The Standard Bearer -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 17 THE FISCAL'S ACCUSATIONS AGAINST VÁZQUEZ DE CORONADO -- The Fiscal Cristóbal de Benavente -- A Translation of the Documentary Record -- A Transcript of the Documentary Record -- CHAPTER 18 THE MAESTRE DE CAMPO HELD RESPONSIBLE -- The Penalty Paid By García López de Cárdenas -- A Translation of the Documentary Record -- A Transcript of the Documentary Record -- CHAPTER 19 DEFENSE OFFERED BY VÁZQUEZ DE CORONADO -- Francisco Pilo and the Beginning of Testimony in the Province of Culiacán -- Lirtle-Known Lorenzo Álvarez -- Translation of the Documentary Record -- A Transcript of the Documentary Record -- CHAPTER 20 DIEGO LÓPEZ, THE SECOND DEPARTE WITNESS -- A Councilman of Sevilla and Veteran of the Conquest of Nueva Galicia -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 21 LUIS DE FlGUEREDO, THE THlRD DE PARTE WlTNESS -- Sent to Sonora -- A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 22 PEDRO DE TOVAR, THE FOURTH DE PARTE WITNESS -- Captain and Nephew to the Viceroy.

A Translation of the Testimony -- A Transcript of the Testimony -- CHAPTER 23 FURTHER DEFENSE -- Summary of Testimony in Mexico City -- A Translation of the Testimony Summary -- A Transcript of the Testimony Summary -- CHAPTER 24 A FINAL AND DEFINITIVE DECISION -- The Captain General Exonerated -- A Translation of the Decisions -- A Transcript of the Decisions -- CHAPTER 25 PARTISAN TESTIMONY AS SOURCE MATERIAL FOR HISTORY -- The Witnesses as Typical Members of the Expedition -- Distinguishing Status and Vínculos -- Partisan Testimony and Foregone Conclusions -- Cultural Bias and Associational Slant -- Summary of the Testimony concerning Brutality and Cruelty -- CHAPTER 26 RESULTS AND REPERCUSSIONS OF THE EXPEDITION TO TIERRA NUEVA FROM DOCUMENTARY AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOURCES -- Requerimiento and Response -- Corollary Pressures -- A Sunday School Picnic? -- A New Social Configuration in the Middle Rio Grande Valley -- Transmission of Pathogens, Transplantation of People, and Acquisition of Knowledge -- Conclusion -- AFTERWORD -- APPENDIX 1 ORIGINS, AGES, AND ARRIVAL OF 115 MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION TO TIERRA NUEVA -- APPENDIX 2 BlOGRAPHICAL DATA -- APPENDIX 3 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- I -- J -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Archival Material -- Published Material -- Unpublished, Non-Archival Material -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.