Donaciano Vigil The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor Alex 14" Dreamcatcher NA539

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and general readers by Michael Thompson

Alarid examines New Mexico's transition from Spanish to Mexican to US control during the nineteenth century and illuminates how emerging class differences played a crucial role in the regime change

10x10 acrylic painting of nun with copper cross on wood

The river maps are developed on an aerial photographic base (digital orthophoto quads)

Donaciano Vigil The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor Alex 14" Dreamcatcher NA539Born in Santa Fe in 1802, Donaciano Vigil was an active participant in many of the critical events in New Mexicos history in the nineteenth century. Vigil was witness to New Mexicos transition from a Spanish province (18021821) to a Mexican department (18211846) and eventually to an American territory (18461877), and he was a key player in most of the events of that era. As a Hispano soldier and officer in the New Mexico Militia, he was instrumental