New Spain

More than one hundred years after the landing of Christopher Columbus, Spanish settlers were still trying to make homes in what is now the United States. They built towns, Catholic missions, and military forts from Florida to the Southwest, but they were not always welcome. American Indians who had lived on the land revolted, and rival colonial powers Britain and France fought Spain for control of North America. The history of settling the land and the drama of war are told in New Spain. Book jacket.