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Advocates for the Oppressed: Hispanos, Indians, Genízaros, and Their Land in New Mexico (Paperback)

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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 Gen zaros (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, Gen zaros, 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.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780826351975
ISBN-10: 0826351972
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Date: May 15th, 2015
Pages: 448
Language: English