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

by Malcolm Ebright

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826351972
• ISBN13: 9780826351975
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"