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Antonio Bucareli, Viceroy of New Spain, has received an interesting proposal from the comandante of a distant outpost at the northernmost reaches of the province of Sonora. Capt. Juan Bautista de Anza believes that a land route can be found to connect Sonora to the missions of Alta California. Viceroy Bucareli has already met with Junípero Serra, president of the mission chain, and is familiar with the supply problems facing the struggling friars. Bucareli is also very aware of the need to firmly establish a Spanish presence as far north along the Pacific coast as possible to deter Russian...

Junípero Serra has been relentlessly attacked since he was canonized by Pope Francis in 2015. His statues from Sacramento to San Diego have been vandalized. Padre Serra has become a scapegoat for all abuses ever inflicted on Native Americans, real or imagined. In reality, Serra was a saintly man who cared deeply for the indigenous peoples of Alta California. The mission system he established endured for sixty years, encompassing generations of converted Indians, most of whom willing left behind their lives in the wilderness to enjoy the benefits of civilized society. This book tells the ...

Nube-barcos agua-casas aparecieron en el Mar del Este. Extranjeros con pieles plateadas han llegado a la tierra. Sus ojos brillan como jade y joyas. Montan monstruos con pezuñas de obsidiana que parecen venados giganticos. Aunque estos monstruos son más grandes que una persona, los demonios imponen su voluntad en los animales, obligándolos a correr en cualquier dirección a una velocidad extrema. Los teotl llevan armadura de metal sobre sus cuerpos. Tienen cascos del mismo material. Están armados con espadas y cuchillos filosos, también. Además, tienen otras armas aún más poderosas,...

Spanish ships have been sailing along the coast of Alta California for more than two hundred years. Majestic Manila galleons laden with riches from the Orient cruise past regularly, bound for the port of Acapulco. But no Spaniard has ever ventured inland to explore the rugged terrain lying beyond the rocky shoreline. The King of Spain, Carlos III, is concerned about the predations of English pirates and the encroachment of Russian fur traders from the north. He wishes to secure his possessions in America and has commissioned Gaspar de Portolá, governor of both Alta and Baja California, to ...

The year is 1519. Hernán Cortés has been commissioned by Governor Diego Velazquez to investigate rumors of native civilizations and rich lands lying far to the west, beyond the islands of the Indies. Cortés leaves La Trinidad, Cuba, with eleven ships and 600 men under arms. He finds a harbor on the coast of Cozumel and there learns of a couple of shipwrecked Spaniards being held prisoners by the Maya on the mainland. One of them is Geronimo Aguilar, who has been stranded for eight years, a slave of a Mayan cacique. Cortés ransoms Aguilar and forces him to serve as translator on his ...

It has been five years since Constantine was proclaimed Augustus by his father's legions in Britannia. Now he is locked in a savage war with Maxentius, son of Maximian. After a series of hard-fought battles in northern Italia, Constantine is marching on Roma, the ancient capital of the empire. Constantine receives a vision in his dreams. He sees a strange symbol and hears a voice telling him that it is a sign of victory and triumph. Constantine recognizes the symbol from an insignia which some of his soldiers mark on their shields. It is the Chi-Rho, which is used by Christians to secretly ...

Caesar has seized control of all Italia, but Pompey the Great still has many allies elsewhere. Pompey’s main force has taken refuge in Dyrrachium, where he will soon be joined by the legions of Syria and unlimited auxiliaries from the kingdoms of the east. Pompey can also rely on loyal legions stationed in Africa and Hispania. The Pompeian legions in Hispania pose the most immediate threat to Caesar. They must be dealt with first. Two cohorts of the Twelfth Fulminata are detached to confront the enemy on his own ground. Centurions-Major Milotorus and Eurasto lead their legionaries across ...

Ships with purple sails have appeared in the harbor of Nicomedia, bringing strife and turmoil to the lives of two Roman maidens. Clarissa's father is falsely accused of accepting bribes, forcing Clarissa and her mother into exile. When Barbara refuses to marry the arrogant Tribune Lucius Caetullus, her own life is placed in danger.

Junípero Serra ha sido atacado implacablemente desde el día en que fue canonizado por el Papa Francisco en 2015. El Padre Serra se ha convertido en un chivo expiatorio por todos los abusos infligidos a los nativos americanos, actuales o inventados. Turbas desordenadas vandalizaron sus estatuas y profanaron sus imágenes en varias ciudades. En realidad, Serra era un hombre santo que se preocupaba profundamente por la gente indígena de la Alta California. El sistema misionero que él estableció perduró por más de sesenta años, abarcando generaciones de indígenas, la mayoría de los ...

Miriam, a Christian slave in the kitchens of the wealthy Roman noble, Aemilianus, meets a crippled stable slave and transforms his life. They are married in the church of Viminacium and form a Christian family as they struggle to gain their freedom. The lives of Miriam and her husband, Lazarus, and their daughters Susannah and Joanna, are plunged into turmoil when Aemilianus is summoned to Nicomedia to serve as Consul of the Empire under Diocletian. The Augustus Diocletian, convinced of his own divinity and demanding to be venerated by his subjects, is determined to rid the empire of all ...

Cloud-boats have been spied on the Eastern Sea. Mysterious aliens with silvery skins have come ashore in Totonac province. Their eyes are difficult to look upon, shining like jade and jewels in various hues. They have brought with them monstrous animals resembling gigantic deer. Although the beasts are much larger than a man, the demons impose their wills on them, climbing on their backs and forcing them to run in any direction with blinding speed. The monsters have feet as hard as obsidian. The teotl bear armor of bright metal on their bodies, covering their legs and arms. They have ...

Spanish ships have been sailing the coast of Alta California for more than two hundred years. Majestic Manila galleons laden with riches from the Orient cruise past regularly, bound for the port of Acapulco. But no Spaniard has ever ventured inland to explore the inhospitable country lying beyond the rocky shoreline. The King of Spain, Carlos III, is concerned about the predations of English pirates and Russian encroachment from the north. He wishes to secure his possessions in America and has appointed Gaspar de Portolá to the governorship of both Alta and Baja California. Portolá has ...