Caverns of Oblivion, by Carl L. Duain

Have you heard about Caverns of Oblivion by Carl. L Duain? If you have not you should check this book out. It is the English translation of the three main books presented in Historia de Nuevo Leon Con Noticias Sobre Coahuila, Tejas, y Nuevo Mexico. The book provides commentary and English translations of the writings of Alonso de León (my ancestor), Juan Bautista Chapa (my ancestor), and Fernando Sánchez de Zamora concerning the Spanish settlement of Northern Mexico and Texas in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The above image comes from the book and it was created by Thomas V. Landrith.

Cover of Caverns of Oblivion

What I like very much about this book is that the table of contents is really good. It is almost like an index and the reader can quickly find and go to the part of the book that he or she may be researching about.

Part of the introduction by Dr. Jesse E. Franklin

The general reader will be fascinated by the vivid accounts of primitive frontier life, which have been preserved these three hundred years and are now made available for our perusal.

The writings of De Leon, Chapa, and Zamora give us a composite account, from men of differing philosophies, of the methods employed and the varying successes and failures of Spain in her attempts to colonize and convert the New World. Their writings are faithfully and accurately translated herein. - DR. ]ESSE E. FRANKLIN

I do hope that you check this book out since it is very important not only to genealogy research but also to the history of Mexico specially Northeastern Mexico.

Where You Can Get a Hold of Caverns of Oblivion:

UTRGV - One copy is available for check out and another just for In Library reading.

World Cat - Will help you find this book in a library near you.

Original Spanish Version

Historia de Nuevo Leon Con Noticias Sobre Coahuila, Tejas, y Nuevo Mexico