Between the Conquests: The Early Chicano Historical Experience

Author(s): Michael R Ornelas

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Since the early sixteenth century Chicanos--persons of Mexican origin living in the United States--have inhabited what is now the Southwest . They arrived with European-led explorations and settlers, and came to view the region as their new homeland. They built churches and farms, and played a vital role in the introduction and adaptation of European civilization into the region.

During the middle of the nineteenth century, the United States declared war on Mexico and acquired their ancestral lands through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. These original inhabitants were promised unprecedented political and civil rights in the new American administration.

Between the Conquests: The Early Chicano Historical Experience is a unique collection of readings covering this early period--the span of history between the sixteenth century Spanish conquest and the United States conquest of Mexico in the Mexican American War--with a special focus on the distinctive Chicano experience. Between the Conquests includes interpretations of the unique and historical roots of one of the oldest and fastest growing populations in the United States.

vii-viii Preface

ix-xvi Chronology of Significant Events

I 1500-1800

3-17 Introduction

19-38 Aztlán, Cibola and Frontier New Spain

John R. Chávez

39-61 The Northern Outposts

Robert J. Rosenbaum

63-87 Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans

Arnoldo De León

89-107 Pueblos, Spaniards and History

David J. Weber

109-132 Sexual Violence in the Politics and Policies of Conquest:

Amerindian Women and the Spanish Conquest of Alta California

Antonia I. Castañeda

133-164 The Origins of Anti-Mexican Sentiment in the United States

Raymund A. Paredes

165-174 The Borderlands in North American History

John Francis Bannon

 

II 1800-1850

177-195 Introduction

197-212 Texas, "This Most Precious ... Territory"

Gene M. Brack

213-228 Initial Contacts: Redeeming Texas from Mexicans, 1821-1836

Arnoldo de León

229-232 The Texas Declaration of Independence

233-236 The Treaty of Velasco

237-272 The 'Texas Game' Again? Peopling California and New Mexico

David J. Weber

273-276 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Selected Articles

277-278 The Protocol of Querétaro

279-300 Citizenship and Property Rights:

U.S. Interpretations of the Treaty

Richard Griswold del Castillo

301 Key Terms and Discussion Questions

329 Index

 

 

 

 

 

Michael R Ornelas

Since the early sixteenth century Chicanos--persons of Mexican origin living in the United States--have inhabited what is now the Southwest . They arrived with European-led explorations and settlers, and came to view the region as their new homeland. They built churches and farms, and played a vital role in the introduction and adaptation of European civilization into the region.

During the middle of the nineteenth century, the United States declared war on Mexico and acquired their ancestral lands through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. These original inhabitants were promised unprecedented political and civil rights in the new American administration.

Between the Conquests: The Early Chicano Historical Experience is a unique collection of readings covering this early period--the span of history between the sixteenth century Spanish conquest and the United States conquest of Mexico in the Mexican American War--with a special focus on the distinctive Chicano experience. Between the Conquests includes interpretations of the unique and historical roots of one of the oldest and fastest growing populations in the United States.

vii-viii Preface

ix-xvi Chronology of Significant Events

I 1500-1800

3-17 Introduction

19-38 Aztlán, Cibola and Frontier New Spain

John R. Chávez

39-61 The Northern Outposts

Robert J. Rosenbaum

63-87 Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans

Arnoldo De León

89-107 Pueblos, Spaniards and History

David J. Weber

109-132 Sexual Violence in the Politics and Policies of Conquest:

Amerindian Women and the Spanish Conquest of Alta California

Antonia I. Castañeda

133-164 The Origins of Anti-Mexican Sentiment in the United States

Raymund A. Paredes

165-174 The Borderlands in North American History

John Francis Bannon

 

II 1800-1850

177-195 Introduction

197-212 Texas, "This Most Precious ... Territory"

Gene M. Brack

213-228 Initial Contacts: Redeeming Texas from Mexicans, 1821-1836

Arnoldo de León

229-232 The Texas Declaration of Independence

233-236 The Treaty of Velasco

237-272 The 'Texas Game' Again? Peopling California and New Mexico

David J. Weber

273-276 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Selected Articles

277-278 The Protocol of Querétaro

279-300 Citizenship and Property Rights:

U.S. Interpretations of the Treaty

Richard Griswold del Castillo

301 Key Terms and Discussion Questions

329 Index

 

 

 

 

 

Michael R Ornelas