Between the Conquests: The Early Chicano Historical Experience
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 354
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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