| Laboring in the Fields of the Lord: Spanish Missions and Southeastern Indians Contributor(s): Milanich, Jerald T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081302966X ISBN-13: 9780813029665 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Milanich documents one of the least-known colonial encounters in the history of the Americas and contends that the southeastern mission system was central to the Spanish colonial enterprise. More than 150 Spanish mission churches, built between the 1560s and the 1760s, once dotted the landscape between modern Miami and the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 266.275 |
| LCCN: 2005054694 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.3" W x 9.02" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The missions of Spanish Florida are one of American history's best kept secrets. Between 1565 and 1763, more than 150 missions with names like San Francisco and San Antonio dotted the landscape from south Florida to the Chesapeake Bay. Drawing on archaeological and historical research, much conducted in the last 25 years, Milanich offers a vivid description of these missions and the Apalachee, Guale, and Timucua Indians who lived and labored in them. First published in 1999 by Smithsonian Institution Press, Laboring in the Fields of the Lord contends the missions were an integral part of Spain's La Florida colony, turning a potentially hostile population into an essential labor force. Indian workers grew, harvested, ground, and transported corn that helped to feed the colony. Indians also provided labor for construction projects, including the imposing stone Castillo de San Marcos that still dominates St. Augustine today. Missions were essential to the goal of colonialism. Together, conquistadors, missionaries, and entrepreneurs went hand-in-hand to conquer the people of the Americas. Though long abandoned and destroyed, the missions are an important part of our country's heritage. This reprint edition includes a new, updated preface by the author. |