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Indigenous autonomy at La Junta de Los Rios : traders, allies, and migrants on New Spain's northern frontier /

"A detailed research study exploring the unique history of Indigenous nations in the valley of the Rio Grande that is now Ojinaga, Chihuahua, and Presidio, Texas-the La Junta valley in the colonial period-and their dealings with Hispanic military personnel and civilians and Franciscan missionar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Robert, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2023]
Series:Global borderlands.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Texas > La Junta de los Ríos > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Texas > La Junta de los Ríos > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Colonization > Texas > La Junta de los Ríos.
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation > Texas > La Junta de los Ríos.
Indians of North America > Missions > Texas > La Junta de los Ríos.
La Junta de los Ríos (Tex.) > History.
Indians of North America > Colonization.
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation.
Indians of North America > Economic conditions.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Missions.
Texas > La Junta de los Ríos.
1700-1799
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Long-Distance Encounters, 1535-1583
  • Entering the Colonial Labor System, 1600s
  • Forging an Alliance, 1680-1712
  • Competing Interests
  • Migrant Labor, Missions, and Neighbors, 1713-1722
  • A Native Trading Center and Its Imperiled Guests, 1723-1746
  • Between Converging Hispanic and Apache Realms, 1747-1749
  • From Allies to Enemies, 1749-1758
  • The Inglorious Founding of a Presidio, 1759
  • Autonomy Unbowed, 1760-1786
  • Appendix: The Frontiers of Northern New Spain