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The Border Reader
Edited by
Gilberto Rosas;
Gilberto Rosas
Gilberto Rosas is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latina/o Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of
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Duke University Press
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This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-2719-5
Publication date:
2023
Book Chapter
The Spanish Settlement of Texas and Arizona
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Published:September 2023
In this chapter, Martha Menchaca examines the northward migration of Indians, mestizos, and afromestizos into the Southwest, drawn by promises of a relaxed racial order where people of color would be given some of the economic opportunities only enjoyed by whites in the interior of Mexico. She also explores the conquest of many indigenous groups of the Southwest and their conversion to Christianity.
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