SC - Corn-Early Modern

[Decker, Terry D.]

Oops.  Columbus rather than Cortez and 1493 rather than 1527, making a 46 to
50 year window.  Mea culpa.

Bear

> The 1539 date for Bock (although the quote is from the 1570 
> edition) and
> 1543 for Fuchs are very interesting.  They both describe the 
> use of maize in
> bread, which suggests early adoption of the grain (no more 
> than 16 years if
> we accept Fuchs as the base) after being brought to Spain by Cortez.