The Padre on Horseback: A Sketch of Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J. Apostle to the Pimas

Herbert Eugene Bolton's The Padre on Horseback is a vivid portrait of Eusebio Francisco Kino, the intrepid Jesuit missionary who explored and evangelized the Pimería Alta region—modern-day southern Arizona and northern Sonora—during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Kino's remarkable journeys on horseback took him across vast deserts and rugged mountains, where he established missions, mapped uncharted lands, and built lasting relationships with Indigenous peoples, particularly the Pi...