David Phillips
In 1764, Juan Nentvig prepared the original Rudo Ensayo, on what is now Sonora and Arizona. The current essay, on a larger portion of arid North Maerica, is revised and expanded from one published in 1989, now horribly out of date) (Phillips 1989). References provided in the linked bibliography are indicated by parentheses. Other references cited in this essay are indicated by square brackets and are included in the "Additional References Cited." If a translation is unattributed, I am the translator.
This web site is under construction; as sections of the essay are prepared, the following links will become active. Nonetheless, the essay sections are not likely to be up to date for many months. Overcoming "roughness" will depend, in large part, on the willingness of readers to contribute to the process.
Some useful words and phrases:
English-Spanish
Spanish-English
Archaic-Early Agricultural Period
Northern Durango and Southern Chihuahua
Northwest Chihuahua: Defining the Casas Grandes Culture
The Greater Casas Grandes Region
Northeast Chihuahua: The Jornada Mogollon Area
North Coastal Sinaloa and South Coastal Sonora
West Flank of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Central Coast of Sonora: The Seri Area