f Mr (Xv~).WV c. ?o tu, ETCHINGS ■"'St Aug gates k I 'f ■^St Aug oldest house Pensacola Mobile •> V....... Biloxi New Orleans New Iberia comandante home Nachitoches E Tx Goliad San Antonio.. v 1 Alamo ’* S 2 Cone ' 5 San Jose ■>?. 4 San Juan 5 SF Espada 6 Aqueduct 7 San Fernando (old) 8 Dam or dams San Saba Ysleta-Socorro-San E El Paso ✓ .-Nogales(i. vt> / ■'Tucson c.2 ^ San Diego M.^.dam.V^ / Standard PCo da- i v ■> o CONTENTS Saint Augustine Monument ................................. v Romantic Background of old history.................. v The Modern Highway ..................... San Antonio and San Diego monuments ...................... ' Mileage, log ............................................ Map fy-rr(usjla*r~tli. asA'tfw'.'-i-'P^P~.... Coat-of-Arias, descriptive ■ ■ '......................... " j reproduction in colors, .... ............... J Old Spanish Trail thru old Spanish cities ............... ■i Old Spanish Trail and itB History...................... Spanish mission and administrative works -French and Spanish works Three Centuries of Sp Power, Progress and Decline Two centuries spanning the continent Early settlements French and Spanish place-names, language and customs r/ The eastern trail ./■ The midland trail The western trails Fur Trading and Mining - - Pioneer paths La Florida California Indians weak and strong A book of ancient history Crusaders ancient and modern ■J The Spanish-American Era...................................... Its history, introduction 20 Occupying the southern United States 20 Hardships of thee xplorers 21 Eldorados 21 Mission establishments — 22 Mission centers in the United States 23 Overland to the Pacific . VV>. • ■ • Spanish Missions (Ayres..Sugranes. .Kegarty)...............• • Mission Architecture.......................3y Harvey P. Smith Mission Irrigation ........................ByE.P. Arneson ’'odern Crusaders (Inc Jashg Wk..US Bur Ed etc) .............. (Sub-heads) Desert Not Deserted...et als ?? .............................. Saint Augustine Celebration ............................ Distinguished Speakers ...................... 53 Dedication Address ...................... 33 Spanish Crown Confers Distinguished Decoration . . News Report ................ Official Group of Notables ................... Don Ubarri's Address ................ Harral Ayrod1 Response 1 POEMS 15 15 15 l4- l4 16 i4 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 • 54 35 35 •55 The Old Spanish Trail F F ........................... Spanish Waters—MasefieId ............................ Where can it be--this land of El Dorado? —Poe........ El Dorado—Elejias de Varones, Madrid ................ Coronado's Quest) Land Where the Ruins are Spreaf— Father Ryan ........ Old Conquistadores—McGroarty ........................ PioneersOwen White .................................. i 1 . *. 4 .7—8 ■ 9 . 10 .12 13 14 14b 14c 15 20 25 27 28 29 51 52 35 34 Cover 20 21 21 22 22 24 19 c