03916nam 2200673 a 450 991078831630332120230803032531.00-292-74407-210.7560/714533(CKB)3170000000060187(EBL)3443648(SSID)ssj0000853973(PQKBManifestationID)11525643(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000853973(PQKBWorkID)10902176(PQKB)10184246(MiAaPQ)EBC3443648(OCoLC)828078328(MdBmJHUP)muse25074(Au-PeEL)EBL3443648(CaPaEBR)ebr10656989(OCoLC)932314310(DE-B1597)588170(DE-B1597)9780292744073(EXLCZ)99317000000006018720120709d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom the Republic of the Rio Grande[electronic resource] a personal history of the place and the people /Beatriz de la Garza1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20131 online resource (256 p.)Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;no. 35Description based upon print version of record.0-292-71453-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The Republic of the Rio Grande -- The kingdom of Zapata -- Grandfather's revolution : the horseman -- Grandfather's revolution : the historian -- The prodigal -- "You and I will die of love" -- "Not a stone upon a stone" -- The streets of Laredo -- Voyages in English.The Republic of the Rio Grande had a brief and tenuous existence (1838–1840) before most of it was reabsorbed by Mexico and the remainder annexed by the United States, yet this region that straddles the Rio Grande has retained its distinctive cultural identity to the present day. Born on one side of the Rio Grande and raised on the other, Beatriz de la Garza is a product of this region. Her birthplace and its people are the subjects of this work, which fuses family memoir and borderlands history. From the Republic of the Rio Grande brings new insights and information to the study of transnational cultures by drawing from family papers supplemented by other original sources, local chronicles, and scholarly works. De la Garza has fashioned a history of this area from the perspective of individuals involved in the events recounted. The book is composed of nine sections spanning some two hundred years, beginning in the mid-1700s. Each section covers not only a chronological period but also a particular theme relating to the history of the region. De la Garza takes a personal approach, opening most sections with an individual observation or experience that leads to the central motif, whether this is the shared identity of the inhabitants, their pride in their biculturalism and bilingualism, or their deep attachment to the land of their ancestors.Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and CultureHISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)bisacshMexico, NorthHistoryMexico, NorthHistoryAutonomy and independence movementsTexas, SouthHistoryMexican-American Border RegionHistoryMexico, NorthBiographyTexas, SouthBiographyHISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX).972/.1De La Garza Beatriz Eugenia1467494MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788316303321From the Republic of the Rio Grande3778351UNINA