02358cam a2200373 i 4500 1396215994 TxAuBib 20240711120000.0 r 180425s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780826359827 0826359825 (OCoLC)1033579569 TxAuBib rda Herrick, Dennis F., author. Esteban : The African Slave Who Explored America / Dennis Herrick. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018. 1 online resource (305 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "When 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. Books about the history of the American West have ignored Esteban or belittled his importance, often using his slave nickname, Estebanico. What little we know about Esteban comes from alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and other Spanish chroniclers, whose condescension toward the African slave has carried over into most history books. In this work Herrick dispels the myths and outright lies about Esteban. His biography emphasizes Esteban rather than the Spaniards whose exploits are often exaggerated and jingoistic in the sixteenth-century chronicles. He gives Esteban full credit for his courage and his skill as a linguist and cultural intermediary who was trusted and respected by Indians from many tribes across the continent." -- Provided by publisher. 20240711. Estevan, -1539. SOUTHWESTERN STATES Discovery and exploration Spanish. SOUTHERN STATES Discovery and exploration Spanish. Cibola, Seven Cities of. SLAVERY America History 16th century. Enslaved persons America Biography. Black people America Biography. EXPLORERS SPAIN BIOGRAPHY. EXPLORERS AMERICA BIOGRAPHY.