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Miller, Hubert J. – 1980
Jose de Escandon's colonization work in the present Mexican state of Tamaulipas and the lower Rio Grande valley forms an essential part of the Spanish northern borderlands. Many of the land grants in the area, ranching, and some of the present day agricultural industries originated with the colonization projects initiated by Escandon, who proved…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Miller, Hubert J. – 1977
Due to his dissatisfaction with the Diaz government, Jose Vasconcelos joined the revolutionary leader Francisco Madero, who along with other rebel leaders, brought an end to the Diaz regime in 1911. Vasconcelos shared the successes and misfortunes that followed Diaz's overthrow. When the Madero government came to an abrupt end in 1913, Vasconcelos…
Descriptors: Biographies, Community Leaders, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict
Download full textMiller, Hubert J. – 1972
The conquest and colonization of Mexico initiated by Hernan Cortes resulted in the fusion of the Indian and Hispanic cultures. This fusion led to the "mestizo" culture. Cortes was the bearer of the Hispanic heritage just as the Aztecs and other Indians in Mexico and the Southwest were the carriers of the Indian heritage. In studying the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships
Miller, Hubert J. – 1973
As Mexico's first viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza's most noteworthy achievement was his laying the basis of colonial government in New Spain which continued, with modifications, for 300 years. Although he was lenient in dealing with the shortcomings of his Indian and Spanish subjects, he took a firm stand in dealing with the rebellious Indians in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, American Indians, Biographies, Colonialism
Miller, Hubert J. – 1973
The decades of the 1530's and 1540's witnessed the founding of Hispanic colonial institutions, many of which with modifications continue today. Among the most lasting of these has been the Church. This is part of Juan de Zumarraga's (Mexico's first archbishop) legacy, not only the setting up of ecclesiastical administration but also the prelate's…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships
Miller, Hubert J. – 1972
Bartolome de las Casas devoted himself completely to crusading for the rights of the Indians. Although he was never a missionary among Indians, he began projects such as the Indians' conversion in the Land of War in Guatemala, which later became the task of his Dominican colleagues. However, his true importance lay in his role as the Indians'…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
