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Turmoil on the Rio Grande : the territorial history of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865 / / William S. Kiser



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Autore: Kiser William S. <1986-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Turmoil on the Rio Grande : the territorial history of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865 / / William S. Kiser Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
Disciplina: 978.9/66
Soggetto topico: Doniphan's Expedition, 1846-1847
Gadsden Purchase
Apache Indians - New Mexico - Fort Fillmore - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Mesilla Valley (N.M.) History 19th century
New Mexico History To 1848
New Mexico History Civil War, 1861-1865
Arizona History To 1912
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Doniphan at Brazito -- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- The international boundary surveys -- Enter James Gadsden -- Fort Fillmore and the Apaches -- Separatist movements in Mesilla -- Mesilla : capital of the Arizona Territory -- The Confederate invasion -- The Confederate Territory of Arizona -- Martial law in the Mesilla Valley -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. With the coming of the U.S. Army to Mexican territory in 1846, the region became the site of a continent-shaping power struggle between two rival nations.When Mexican governor Manuel Armijo unexpectedly fled Santa Fe, he left the New Mexico territory undefended, and it fell to forces under Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny in a bloodless occupation. In the ensuing two decades, the southern portion of New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley played a prominen
Altri titoli varianti: Territorial history of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865
Titolo autorizzato: Turmoil on the Rio Grande  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-299-05406-4
1-60344-685-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812709703321
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Serie: Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; ; no. 38.