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Through Thick And Thin: Evolutionary Transitions Of Las Vegas Grandes And Its Pobladores, Anselmo F. Arellano Dec 1990

Through Thick And Thin: Evolutionary Transitions Of Las Vegas Grandes And Its Pobladores, Anselmo F. Arellano

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Near the end of the Spanish Colonial Period in New Mexico, Hispano and mestizo citizens from the Santa Fe and San Miguel del Bado area cast their eyes on some longed-for fertile grazing lands called las vegas grandes en el Rio de las Gallinas. Due to constant prevailing forays by Indians during this epoch, initial settlement efforts failed, but in 1835 a new thrust from San Miguel del Bado led to the permanent settlement of one of the last community land grants conceded in New Mexico during the Mexican Period.

This dissertation concerns itself with the history and culture of …


New Land Acquisition In The Colonial Chesapeake, 1660-1706: A Test Of The Malthusian And Staples Hypotheses, Bruce Chandler Baird Jan 1990

New Land Acquisition In The Colonial Chesapeake, 1660-1706: A Test Of The Malthusian And Staples Hypotheses, Bruce Chandler Baird

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Landlords, Tenants, And Rental Property In Williamsburg And Yorktown, Virginia, 1730-1780, Emma Lou Powers Jan 1990

Landlords, Tenants, And Rental Property In Williamsburg And Yorktown, Virginia, 1730-1780, Emma Lou Powers

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William M Mcclaskey: A Tavern Keeper In His Community, 1834-1844, Lisa Gail Royse Jan 1990

William M Mcclaskey: A Tavern Keeper In His Community, 1834-1844, Lisa Gail Royse

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