LEADER 04399nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910788314403321 005 20230803032547.0 010 $a0-292-74866-3 024 7 $a10.7560/748651 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060210 035 $a(EBL)3443685 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001036712 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11644784 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001036712 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11042618 035 $a(PQKB)11485948 035 $a(OCoLC)868947906 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443685 035 $a(OCoLC)857670524 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25089 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443685 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10749146 035 $a(OCoLC)932314345 035 $a(DE-B1597)588364 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292748668 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060210 100 $a20130904d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRecollections of a Tejano life$b[electronic resource]$eAntonio Menchaca in Texas history /$fedited by Timothy Matovina and Jesu?s F. de la Teja ; with the collaboration of Justin Poche? 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $aAustin, Tex. $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 225 1 $aJack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture ;$vVolume 39 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-74865-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History -- Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 1 -- Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 2 -- The Memoirs of Captain Menchaca : Being an Unpublished Manuscript Detailing Events in San Antonio from 1807 to the Battle of San Jacinto -- The Unpublished Second Part of the Menchaca Manuscript. 330 $aSan Antonio native, military veteran, merchant, and mayor pro tem José Antonio Menchaca (1800?1879) was one of only a few Tejano leaders to leave behind an extensive manuscript of recollections. Portions of the document were published in 1907, followed by a ?corrected? edition in 1937, but the complete work could not be published without painstaking reconstruction. At last available in its entirety, Menchaca?s book of reminiscences captures the social life, people, and events that shaped the history of Texas?s tumultuous transformation during his lifetime. Highlighting not only Menchaca?s acclaimed military service but also his vigorous defense of Tejanos? rights, dignity, and heritage, Recollections of a Tejano Life charts a remarkable legacy while incorporating scholarly commentary to separate fact from fiction. Revealing how Tejanos perceived themselves and the revolutionary events that defined them, this wonderfully edited volume presents Menchaca?s remembrances of such diverse figures as Antonio López de Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, General Adrián Woll, Comanche chief ?Casamiro,? and Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Menchaca and his fellow Tejanos were actively engaged in local struggles as Mexico won her independence from Spain; later many joined the fight to establish the Republic of Texas, only to see it annexed to the United States nine years after the Battle of San Jacinto. This first-person account corrects important misconceptions and brings previously unspoken truths vividly to life. 410 0$aJack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;$vno. 39. 606 $aMexican Americans$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aSoldiers$zTexas$vBiography 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yRevolution, 1835-1836$vPersonal narratives 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yTo 1846$vSources 607 $aTexas$xHistory$y1846-1950$vSources 607 $aSan Antonio (Tex.)$xHistory$y19th century$vSources 615 0$aMexican Americans 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a976.4/03092 700 $aMenchaca$b Antonio$f1800-1879.$01532246 701 $aMatovina$b Timothy M.$f1955-$01093718 701 $aTeja$b Jesu?s F. de la$f1956-$01532247 701 $aPoche?$b Justin D$01532248 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788314403321 996 $aRecollections of a Tejano life$93778332 997 $aUNINA