1294. Conquistadors in North American History, by Paul Horgan (3 Oct 1974) When I was first exposed to the joy of history in 4th grade I reveled in the accounts of the feats of Cortez, Pizarro, De Soto, et al. This book made me realize how superficial was the treatment of their exploits in my 4th grade text. Cortez's conquest of Mexico was not nearly as easy as I had imagined. And Coronado's expedition of 1540-1542 is well told of herein. The book further tells of the Spanish settlement in New Mexico, ending with an account of the "last conquistador", Diego Jose de Vargas Zapata Lujan Ponce de Leon y Contreras (what a handle!), who died at Santa Fe on Apr. 8, 1704. This I found an excellent book which I read with much interest and enjoyment. ( )