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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 Genízaros (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, Genízaros, 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.

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 Genízaros (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, Genízaros, 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.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Further Reading, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vi-viii
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  1. Introduction and Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-xviii
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  1. 1. The Protector de Indios: Spanish Advocates for the Pueblo Indians
  2. pp. 1-32
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  1. 2. A City Different than We Thought: Land Grants in Early Santa Fe
  2. pp. 33-60
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  1. 3. The Ojo Caliente Grant
  2. pp. 61-88
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  1. 4. The Cochiti Pueblo Pasture Grant and the Ojo del Espíritu Santo Grant
  2. pp. 89-114
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  1. 5. La Ciénega and Cieneguilla Pueblos
  2. pp. 115-144
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  1. 6. The San Cristóbal Pueblo Grant
  2. pp. 145-164
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  1. 7. The San Marcos Pueblo Grant
  2. pp. 165-176
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  1. 8. The Galisteo Pueblo Grant
  2. pp. 177-192
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  1. 9. Tomás Vélez Cachupín and His Land Grants
  2. pp. 193-218
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  1. 10. Tomás Vélez Cachupín and His Lawsuits
  2. pp. 219-236
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  1. 11. The Vision of Governor Vélez Cachupín
  2. pp. 237-252
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  1. 12. The Return of Zuni Pueblo’s Sacred Lands and Artifacts
  2. pp. 253-264
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  1. Epilogue: Being Spoken For or Speaking For Ourselves
  2. pp. 265-272
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  1. Appendix One: Advocates, Their Cases, and Land Grants
  2. pp. 273-276
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  1. Appendix Two: Santa Fe Area Land Grants
  2. pp. 277-278
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  1. Appendix Three: Land Grants in the Cebolleta/Mount Taylor Area on the Navajo Frontier
  2. pp. 279-280
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  1. Appendix Four: Census of San Gabriel de las Nutrias Settlers by Vélez Cachupín
  2. pp. 281-282
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 283-372
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 373-376
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 377-404
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 405-430
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  1. Back Cover
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