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When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, citizens and missionaries in the northwestern reaches of the new nation were without the protection of Spanish military forces for the first time. Beset by hostile Apaches and the uncertainties of life in a desert wilderness, these early Mexican families forged a way of life that continues into the present day. This era in the history of southern Arizona and northern Sonora is now recalled in a series of historical documents that offer eyewitness accounts of daily life in the missions and towns of the region.
These documents give a sense of immediacy to the military operations, Indian activities, and missionary work going on in Tucson and the surrounding areas. They also demonstrate that Hispanic families maintained continuity in military and political control on the frontier, and clearly show that the frontier was not beset by anarchy in spite of the change in national government. In the forty chapters of translated documents in this collection, the voices of those who lived in what is now the Arizona-Sonora border region provide firsthand accounts of the people and events that shaped their era. These documents record such events as the arrival of the first Americans, the reconstruction of Tucson’s presidio wall, and conflict between Tohono O’odham villagers and Mexicans. All are set against the backdrop of an unrelenting Apache offensive that heightened after the departure of the Spanish military but that was held in check by civilian militias. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction in which historian Kieran McCarty provides background on the documents’ context and authorship. Taken together, they offer a fascinating look at this little-known period and provide a unique panorama of southwestern history.
These documents give a sense of immediacy to the military operations, Indian activities, and missionary work going on in Tucson and the surrounding areas. They also demonstrate that Hispanic families maintained continuity in military and political control on the frontier, and clearly show that the frontier was not beset by anarchy in spite of the change in national government. In the forty chapters of translated documents in this collection, the voices of those who lived in what is now the Arizona-Sonora border region provide firsthand accounts of the people and events that shaped their era. These documents record such events as the arrival of the first Americans, the reconstruction of Tucson’s presidio wall, and conflict between Tohono O’odham villagers and Mexicans. All are set against the backdrop of an unrelenting Apache offensive that heightened after the departure of the Spanish military but that was held in check by civilian militias. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction in which historian Kieran McCarty provides background on the documents’ context and authorship. Taken together, they offer a fascinating look at this little-known period and provide a unique panorama of southwestern history.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780816533015 |
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| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press |
| Publication date: | 10/19/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 145 |
| File size: | 654 KB |
About the Author
Kieran McCarty is an archivist and historian at the University of Arizona Mexican American Studies and Research Center. He also compiled the volume Desert Documentary: The Spanish Years, 1767–1821, to which A Frontier Documentary is a sequel.
Table of Contents
Contents Foreword by James E. Officer The Emergence of the Frontier Civilian: An Introduction 1. Tucson's First Civilian Mayor Reports, 1825 2. New Information about Captain José Romero, 1817 3. The Eyes and Ears of Occidente on the Gila, 1826 4. The First Americans in Tucson, 1826 5. The Old Pueblo in Peril, 1827 6. Manuel Escalante Defends Tucson, 1828 7. Armageddon in the Missions, 1828 8. Manuel Escalante Defends the Missions, 1830 9. The Return of the Missions to the Franciscans, 1830 10. A Pima Prophecy, 1835 11. Changes in the Structure of Town Government, 1831 12. Apacheland Explodes, 1831 13. The Patriotic Section, 1832 14. Mexican National Politics in Tucson, 1834 15. An Apache Woman Reports, 1834 16. Tubac Undefended, 1834 17. Escalante's Massive Offensive Begins, 1834 18. Victory in the Mogollóns, 1834 19. The Papagos Turn to Raiding, 1835 20. Tucson Makes Peace with the Pinal Apaches, 1836 21. The Aftermath of the Pinal Peace Treaty, 1837 22. Tucson's Storekeeper Diplomat, 1837 23. An American Fortress on the Upper Gila, 1837 24. Greedy Goldseekers and Papago Gold, 1838 25. The Battle of Cóbota, 1840 26. Papago Unrest Reaches Tucson, 1842 27. Quitovac under Siege, 1842 28. Tucson Girds for Defense, 1843 29. General Urrea's Offensive against the Papagos, 1843 30. The Immediate Effect of the April Campaign, 1843 31. The Authority of the Papago Governors Is Renewed, 1843 32. A Description of the San Xavier and Tucson Missions, 1843 33. A Final Report on the Pimería Alta, 1844 34. Could You Have Ridden with Comadurán? (1844) 35. Chihuahua Apaches Raid Sonora, 1844 36. Frustrated Plans and the State of the Apache Frontier, 1845 37. National Politics in Tucson Once Again, 1845 38. The Death of María Arana de Urrea, 1845 39. The End of Indian Authority in the Mission Towns, 1846 40. Tucson's Nine Heroic Widows, 1848 Notes IndexFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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