The Spanish in the Southwest . One of Coronadossoldiers out of Mexico. Corona do and Alarcon 69 than some others, and plastered on the outside with redmud. Every one, including Coronado, began to feel thattheir guide had seen many things through the rosy specta-cles of fancy, and that they would find the realities farduller in color. But there was still faith in the sevencities; these had been heard of from so many sourcesthat they, at least, must be genuine. How bitter, then, was the disappointment when the hillwas finally reached from which Fray Marcos had looked. A native village in New Mex
The Spanish in the Southwest . One of Coronadossoldiers out of Mexico. Corona do and Alarcon 69 than some others, and plastered on the outside with redmud. Every one, including Coronado, began to feel thattheir guide had seen many things through the rosy specta-cles of fancy, and that they would find the realities farduller in color. But there was still faith in the sevencities; these had been heard of from so many sourcesthat they, at least, must be genuine. How bitter, then, was the disappointment when the hillwas finally reached from which Fray Marcos had looked. A native village in New Mexico down on the famous cities. Houses of mud ! Villages,not one of which could shelter more than two hundredpeople ! To be sure the houses were palaces when com-pared with the Indian huts, but those were so beans, melons, and pumpkins raised in the rich valley JO Discoverers and Explorers must have seemed abundance to the natives who oftenwent hungry in the- dry sandy regions. But how had thefame of these cities been spread so far, if the buildingsbelow were all on which to base the stories of the splen-dors of the long-sought seven cities ? No one could tell. There was no time to give expression to anger or dis-appointment ; no time even to gaze at the scene Indians of the first village were drawn up to fight theapproaching strangers. The battle which followed wasfierce but short. Coronado was wounded twice, for hewas constantly in the front of the fight, and his shining armor was a good target for the stones and arrows of theIndians.
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