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Fray Agustín Rodríguez, stationed near the mining town of Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, the northernmost outpost of New Spain, organized the expedition. In 1579, Rodríguez became interested when an Indian told him of settlements to the north in which the Indians grew cotton and wove cloth.
May 19, 2018 · Inspired by Indian stories of settlements in present New Mexico and authorized by the Spanish viceroy, Fray Agustin Rodriguez, a Franciscan priest, led a missionary expedition to the area.
Jan 1, 1995 · Espejo-Beltran Expedition. The glowing accounts of the new discoveries made by the Rodríguez-Sánchez expedition of 1581–82 spread rapidly throughout the northern frontier of the viceroyalty of New Spain, fired imaginations, and stimulated activity.
At San Bartolome was stationed a friar, Augustin Rodriguez, who was stined with missionary zeal by the tales of a settled native society in the interior. Others too were interested, and soon Father Rodriguez went to. See Winship, G. P. The Coronado Expedition.
- Agapito Rey
- 1927
Jan 26, 2019 · On June 5, 1581, three Franciscans- Agustín Rodríguez, Francisco López, and Juan de Santa María-left Santa Bárbara to explore missionary possibilities in the country to the north.
Led by Fray Agustín Rodríguez, two other missionaries and nine soldiers opened a trail along the upper Rio Grande into the Pueblo region of New Mexico. Their expedition sought to explore the region where Coronado reported many large settlements of people who raised cotton and food.
ESPEJO-BELTRÁN EXPEDITION. The glowing accounts of the new discoveries made by the Rodríguez-Sánchez expedition of 1581–82 spread rapidly throughout the northern frontier of the viceroyalty of New Spain, fired imaginations, and stimulated activity.
