Twentieth Century Adventure with Juan Mateo Manje

Summary

Juan Mateo Manje was an old and close companion. After all, Arizona Silhouettes had lived with him for almost three years during our work with the late Harry J. Karnes, who translated Manje's Luz de Tierra lncognita, from the Francisco Fernandez del Castillo Spanish version; the first English translation we published in 1954. This was the day-by-day diary of Manje from February l, 1694, through April 15, 1701, covering seven major trips of discovery with Fray Eusebio Francisco Kino. These two explorers covered 7,500 miles of unknown territory; 4,675 miles of which were traveled in 200 days. It was my intention to present some hitherto unknown history in the life of Manje, but in researching for the particular even in mind, I found that it was not entirely unknown, or unpublished. The enthusiasm for the subject perhaps stemmed more from the excitement of the discovery of the original documents rather than from their historical importance. It is still a good story; like prospecting for gold. No matter how small the nugget, the fire of excitement can burn hot. In this case, it was a big nugget, because of the closeness of this man to our publication of his work.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA)   •
• Amerind DAHA Resources

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