A History of the Mexican-American People
By Julian Samora and Patricia Vandel Simon

 

Table of Contents

PART ONE

The Indian-Spanish Heritage


Acknowledgements

What's In a Name?

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

The Melting Pot

CHAPTER 2 The Mexican Americans

Census Bureau Count 1930-1960
1970 Census Count
Location

CHAPTER 3 Conquest of Mexico

Hernán Cortés
Cortes' Expedition
An Easy Victory
La Malinche
Converting the Indian
Creating a Labor Force
Bartolomé de las Casas
Congregaciones
Encomienda
Repartimiento

CHAPTER 4 Dreamers and Schemers

Outward Expansion
The Struggle for Power
The Search for Gold
The Silver Rush

CHAPTER 5 Farms and Forts-The Expanding Settlement

Migration Northward
The Haciendas
New World Aristocrats
Indian Raids-Spanish Garrisons

CHAPTER 6 The Buffer State

Building the New Colony
Pueblo Resistance
Frontier Hardships
Internal Strife and Oñate's Downfall
Indian Rebellion
The Kingdom Rebuilt

CHAPTER 7 Mission Settlements

Missions in New Mexico
Missions in Arizona and Texas
Missions in California
Junipero Serra
Decline of the Mission System


PART TWO

The Foreign Intrusion

Chapter 8 Threatened Colonies I: European Competitors

The French Threat
The British Threat
The Russian and Indian Threats
The Spanish Defense System
Los Angeles

Chapter 9 Threatened Colonies II: The Anglo Invasion

Invasion of New Mexico
Invasion of Texas
Invasion of California

Chapter 10 Frontier in Conflict

Rebellion in Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Conflict in New Mexico

Chapter 11 The Ultimate Violence

Manifest Destiny
The Monroe Doctrine
Annexation of Texas
California: Prelude to War
Mexican-American War
Santa Anna

Chapter 12 Heritage of Bitterness

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
"New Citizens"
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo(sidebar)
A Permanent Boundary
Continued Dispute
The Gadsen Treaty

Chapter 13 The New Southwest

Anglo Superiority
California: Forty-Niners
Cattle Barons
A Violent Land
Joaquin Murieta
Texas: The Lawless Society
The New Economy

 

PART THREE

The Mexican Heritage

Chapter 14 Invasion from the South

Opposition to Diaz
Zapata and Villa
Madero
Emiliano Zapata
Civil War in Mexico
U.S. Involvement
Francisco (Pancho) Villa
The Pershing Expedition
Refugees in the Southwest
The Sacramento Barrio
The Job Market

Chapter 15 Cheap Labor

Land Grants
Immigration Laws
The Great Depression
World War II
The Bracero Agreement
Commuters
Illegal Aliens
Undocumented Workers
The Visitor's Permit
Migrant Farm Workers

Chapter 16 The Mexican American in an Industrial Age

Migration to the Cities
Mexican Americans and World War II
An Urban Population
The Zoot Suit Riots

Chapter 17 Search for Equality

Mexican Americans and the Schools
Struggle against Discrimination
Pursuing Civil Rights

Chapter 18 Striving for Self-Determination

Fraternal Organizations
Early Labor Organizations
Organizing Mine Workers
Organizing Agricultural Workers
Mexican Labor and the Great Depression

Chapter 19 Organizing for Survival

The DiGiorgio Strike
Ceasar Chavez and the Farm Workers
Lopez Tijerina and the Alianza
Good Neighbors at Home
Stimulating Political Action
Educational Organizations
Crusade for Justice
Political Activities of the 60s and 70s
La Raza Unida
The National Chicano Moratorium

Chapter 20 A Rich Tradition Continues

Drama
Los Vendidos
Folklore
Poetry
Fiction
The Visual Arts
Music

Chapter 21 The Religious Dimension of Mexican Americans

Mexican American Catholicism
Popular and Institutional Religion
Emergence of Popular Piety
Impact of Marginalization
Need for Change

Chapter 22 What the Future Holds

Education
Media
National Organizations
The Christian Churches
Foundations
Published Materials
Mexican Americans and the Armed Forces
Government Agencies
Graciela Olivarez