| Between Two Rivers: The Atrisco Land Grant in Albuquerque Contributor(s): Sanchez, Joseph P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806139021 ISBN-13: 9780806139029 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2008 Annotation: How an Hispano community maintained its identity over four centuries |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 978.961 |
| LCCN: 2007049617 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How an Hispano community maintained its identity over four centuries Located in Albuquerque's south valley, Atrisco is a vibrant community that predates the city, harking back to a land grant awarded in 1692. Joseph P. S nchez explores the evolution of this parcel over the four centuries since the first Spanish settlers arrived. He tracks its transformation from an individual to a community grant, peeling away the layers of historical events that have made Atrisco the last piece of undeveloped real estate in a growing metropolitan area. S nchez examines the creation of Atrisco as a frontier community during the Spanish and Mexican periods and shows how it maintained its identity and land ownership into the American era. He describes the historical processes of colonization, land tenures and transfers, and social and economic activity. He also assesses the transfer of the land grant to a private corporation and its subsequent fate, and considers Atrisco's role in the future of Albuquerque. Today more than 30,000 New Mexicans are descended from the early settlers of Atrisco; and because few places in the United States have retained their Spanish and Mexican influences as have the New Mexican land grants, the history of Atrisco offers a unique perspective. S nchez's study preserves Atrisco's origins as part of that area's Hispano heritage, depicting people who learned to defend their culture against outside challenges and embedding local history in a larger regional saga. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sanchez, Joseph P.: - Joseph P. Sanchez is Superintendent of Petroglyph National Monument, National Park Service, and Director of the Intermountain Spanish Colonial Research Center at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of Between Two Rivers: The Atrisco Land Grant in Albuquerque History, 1692-1968. |