Advocates for the oppressed Hispanos, Indians, Genizaros, and their land in New Mexico
Malcolm Ebright.
- Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 2014
- xvii, 430 pages ; Paperback 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The protector de indios, Spanish advocates for the Pueblo Indians -- A city different than we thought : land grants in early Santa Fe -- The Ojo Caliente grant -- The Cochiti Pueblo Pasture grant and the Ojo del Espiritu Santo grant -- La Cienega and Cieneguilla pueblos -- San Cristobal Pueblo grant -- San Marcos Pueblo grant -- Galisteo Pueblo grant -- Tomas Velez Cachupin and his land grants -- Tomas Velez Cachupin and his lawsuits -- The vision of Velez Cachupin -- The return of Zuni Pueblo's sacred lands -- Conclusion : being spoken for or speaking for ourselves : advocacy assessed -- Appendix A. Advocates, their cases, and land grants -- Appendix B. Santa Fe area land grants -- Appendix C. Land grants in the Cebolleta Mt. Taylor area on the Navajo frontier -- Appendix D. Census of San Gabriel de las Nutrias settlers by Velez Cachupin.
"Struggles over land and water have determined much of New Mexico's long history. The outcome of such disputes, especially in colonial times, often depended on which party had a strong advocate to argue a case before a local tribunal or on appeal. This book is partly about the advocates who represented the parties to these disputes, but it is most of all about the Hispanos, Indians, and Genizaros (Hispanicized nomadic Indians) themselves and the land they lived on and fought for. Having written about Hispano land grants and Pueblo Indian grants separately, Malcolm Ebright now brings these narratives together for the first time, reconnecting them and resurrecting lost histories. He emphasizes the success that advocates for Indians, Genizaros, and Hispanos have had in achieving justice for marginalized people through the return of lost lands and by reestablishing the right to use those lands for traditional purposes"
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Land tenure--History--New Mexico--18th century. Land grants--History--New Mexico--18th century. Legal assistance to Indians--History--New Mexico--18th century. Indians of North America--Land tenure--History--New Mexico--18th century. Pueblo Indians--Land tenure--History--18th century.