Mexican American Voices A Documentary Reader

by Mintz, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781405182591
• ISBN10: 1405182598
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-04
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture. Includes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents Emphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles Includes a 'visual history' chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography

Author Biography

Steven Mintz is a member of the History Department and director of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Center at Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The United StatesG+  Spanish Heritage

Alvar N+ _ez Cabeza de Vaca, Exploring New Spain's Northern Frontier, 1542

Francisco Vfzquez de Coronado, The Spanish Borderlands, 1540-42

Don Antonio de Otermin, Resistance and Accommodation in New Mexico, 1680

Captain F. W. Beechey, Missionary Activity in New SpainG+ s Northern Frontier, 1831

CaliforniaG+ s Mission System

Pablo Tac, Life on a California Mission, 1835

Eulalia P_rez, Duties of a Housekeeper, 1823

Jun+ípero Serra: Saint or Emissary of Empire?

Jun+ípero Serra, The Importance of Laborers in the Missions, 1775

Jun+ípero Serra, On the Lenient Treatment of Indians, 1775

Pedro Bautista Pino, Description of the Province of New Mexico, 1812

From Spanish to Mexican Rule

James Josiah Webb, The Consequences of Mexican Independence, 1844-47

Miguel Ramos de Arizpe, Anglo-American Settlement in Texas, 1812

Jos_ Mar+ía Sfnchez, Mounting Mexican Fears About the Influx of Anglo Americans into Texas, 1828

A Member of the Tejano Elite Favors Anglo American Immigration into Texas, 1830

Narcisco D+ ran, The Secularization of the California Missions, 1833

Guadalupe Vallejo, A Californio Condemns the Intrusion of Anglo Americans into California, 1890

From Mexican to Anglo Rule

General Manuel Mier y Terfn, Mexican Concern Deepens Over the Influx of Anglo Americans into Texas, 1828

Slavery in Texas: Pro and Con

Juan Nepomuceno Segu+ín, Promotion of the Expansion of Slavery, 1825

Jos_ Mar+ía Tornel, Denunciation of the Expansion of Slavery, 1837

Stephen F. Austin, Speech to Justify the Texas Revolution, 1836

Juan Nepomuceno Segu+ín, A Tejano Leader Calls on Mexicans in Texas to Support the Texas Revolution, 1836

The Battle of the Alamo

Antonio L+ pez de Santa Anna, Perspective on the Battle of the Alamo, 1837

Vicente Filisola, Perspective on Santa Anna's Strategy, 1849

Juan Nepomuceno Segu+ín, The Fate of Tejanos, 1858

Comisi+ n Pesquisadora de la Frontera del Norte, A Mexican Report Describes the Mistreatment of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Texas, 1873

The Mexican War

Manifest Destiny

John L. O'Sullivan Promotes his Idea of "Manifest Destiny," 1845

Jos_ Mar+ía Tomel y Mend+ívil Critiques "Manifest Destiny," 1837

James Knox Polk, The War Commences, 1846

Ramon Alcaraz, A Controversial War, 1850

Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid, Resistance, 1846

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Article IX, 1848

Article X, 1848

Mexico Debates the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Manuel Crescencio Rejon Denounces the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

Bernardo Couto Defends the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

Legacies of Conquest

HutchingsG+  California Magazine, Land Loss in California, 1857

Antonio Mar+ía Pico, A Loss of Land and Power, 1859

Hispano Commercial Club of Las Vegas, Land Loss in New Mexico, 1890

New Mexico Statehood

HarperG+ s Weekly, Reaction to Senate Passage of a Statehood Bill for New Mexico, 1876

New Mexico Constitution, 1912.Articles II, VII, and XII

Resistance to Conques

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