<div><p>“Higginbotham has given to American historiography a microcosmic view of one of the earliest and most important outposts in the colonial new world. The Latin South can henceforth not be ignored.” – <i>Alabama</i><i> Historical Quarterly</i></p></div><p>“The definitive account . . . superbly recounted.” – <i>Journal of Southern History</i></p><p> “Meticulously documented. . . . Recommended for libraries interested in the colonial period.” – <i>Choice</i></p><p>“Mind-boggling . . . a stupendous job of research. It is amazing that Higginbotham can recreate in such detail the lives of these people. All history books should be written like this.” – <i>Birmingham</i> <i>Magazine</i></p>