Texas and Northeastern Mexico, 1630-1690

William C. Foster is a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs, L.L.P., in Washington, D.C.

Preface Introduction Historia del Nuevo Reino de Len by Juan Bautista Chapa To the Devout Reader 1. The History of Nuevo Len from 1650 2. Indians Attack Alonso de Len's House 3. Governor Zavala Requests the Establishment of Two Presidios 4. The Events after 1653 5. Punishment of Indians Who Committed the Murders 6. Captain Alonso de Len Represents Governor Zavala before the Royal Council 7. Other Military Action in Nuevo Leon 8. Indian Nations of the North 9. The Death of Governor Don Martin de Zavala 10. The Government after Governor Zavala's Death 11. Developments in 1665 12. Other Developments in 1665 13. Two Other Strange Occurrences 15. Developments in the Province in 1667 16. The Indians of the North Continue Their Incursions 17. Tetecoara Indian Attack 18. Success in Capturing the Indians 19. The Request from the Municipal Council of Monterrey to the Governor 20. The Opinion of Fray Francisco de Ribera 21. Fray Ribera's Opinion Continues 22. The Governor Submits This Opinion to the City of San Luis Potos 23. Other Skirmishes That Took Place in Nuevo Len 24. A Great Uprising in the San Antonio Valley 25. Don Domingo de Pruneda Is Appointed Governor 26. The Administration of Don Domingo de Vidagaray 27. Juan de Echeverra Is Appointed Governor 28. A List of Indian Nations That Were in Nuevo Len but Have Vanished 29. Indian Nations Added by the Spaniards 30. The Death of Governor Juan de Echeverra and the Administration of Governor Alonso de Len 31. The Beginning of the Marquis of San Miguel de Aguayo's Administration as Governor of Nuevo Len 32. The Continuation of Governor Aguayo's Administration 33. Governor Alonso de Len Captures a Frenchman Living among the Indians 34. The French Prisoner Explains Why He Lived with the Indians 35. His Excellency Orders an Expedition to Locate the French Settlement 36. Governor Alonso de Len Discovers the French Settlement and the Bay of Espritu Santo 37. The Expedition Continues 38. Arrival at the French Settlement 39. The Discovery and Naming of the San Marcos River 40. Governor Alonso de Len Locates the Two Frenchmen 41. Uprisings in Nuevo Len in 1689 42. The Exploration and Settlement of the Rio Blanco 43. The Exploration of the Province of the Tejas Continues 44. The Journey to the Tejas Continues 45. The Expedition to the Tejas Concludes Appendix A. Governor Alonso de Len's Revised1690 Expedition Diary Appendix B. Indian Tribes Reported in Captain Alonso de Len's Discourses, Juan Bautista Chapa's Historia, and General Alonso de Len's Revised 1690 Expedition Diary Notes Bibliography Index