TY - BOOK AU - Goodwin,Robert TI - Crossing the continent, 1527-1540: the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South SN - 0061140449 AV - E125.E8 G66 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Harper KW - Estevan, KW - Explorers KW - America KW - Biography KW - Spain KW - Blacks KW - Slaves KW - Slavery KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Cibola, Seven Cities of KW - Southwestern States KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Spanish KW - Southern States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index; Journey's end: the first crossing of America, 1536 -- Camino Real: the royal road to Mexico City, 1536 -- Mexico City: July 1536 -- Fiesta: July 1536 -- Negro AlaÌrabe -- Natural de Azamor: the slave trade -- Jerez: 1522 -- Seville: 1522-1527 -- Oviedo and Cabeza de Vaca -- Dorantes and the archive of the Indies -- Atlantic crossing: 1527 -- Cuba: 1527-1528 -- Florida: 1528 -- The isle of misfortune: 1528-1529 -- Texas: 1529-1533 -- Shamanism: 1533-1535 -- The Rio Grande: 1535 -- Friar Marcos de Niza: 1536-1538 -- Francisco VaÌzquez de Coronado: 1538-1539 -- Chronicles of Esteban's death -- Epilogue: resurrection ER -