Soldado de cuera
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The soldados de cuera served in the frontier garrisons of northern New Spain, the Presidios, from the late 16th to the early 19th century. They were mounted and were an exclusive corps in the Spanish
Soldados de cuera and Indian auxiliaries, 1720.
A soldados de cuera 1: Leather jacket with seven layers 2: Saddle pommel and cantle 3: Carbine 4: Saddle bag 5: Lance 6: Pistols hanging on each side of the fender 7: Buckler 8: Boots and spurs 9: Wooden stirrups 10: Cartridge box
Villasur expedition
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The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Pedro de Villasur. Pawn
Soldado de cuera
…horse thieves; a fifty man garrison had over 500 horses and mules. This constant vigilance reduced the number of men available for other missions. Villasur expedition In August 1720 a detachment of about 40 soldados de cuera, accompanied by indigenous allies, undertook an exploratory incursion into what is now Nebraska…
Villasur expedition painted on buffalo hide