The trial of Don Pedro León Luján : the attack against Indian slavery and the Mexican traders in Utah /

"In 1851, Pedro Leon Lujan of New Mexico was arrested, tried, and convicted in the Utah Territory for Indian slave trading. For nearly 150 years, errors committed by early historians concerning this important legal case have been perpetuated and enlarged, clouding the incident and giving rise t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Sondra, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Luján, Pedro León, > 1794- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Luján, Pedro León, > né 1794 > Procès, instances, etc.
Luján, Pedro León, > 1794-
Slavery > Law and legislation > Utah > History.
Trials > Utah > Salt Lake City.
Slavery > New Mexico > History.
Slavery > Utah > History.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > Utah > History.
Indians of North America > Utah > Social conditions.
Indians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Utah > History.
Esclavage > Droit > Utah > Histoire.
Procès > Utah > Salt Lake City.
Esclavage > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire.
Esclavage > Utah > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones > Droit > Utah > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones > Utah > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Indians > Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians of North America > Social conditions
Slavery
Slavery > Law and legislation
Trials
Indianen.
Slavernij.
Mexicanen.
Kooplieden.
Processen (rechtspraak)
New Mexico
Utah
Utah > Salt Lake City
Trial and arbitral proceedings
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Comptes rendus de procès et d'arbitrage.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 The Evolution of a Stereotype and the Devolution of Indian History in Utah 7
  • Chapter 2 The Indian Slave Trade in New Mexico 19
  • Chapter 3 The Indian Slave Trade in Utah 41
  • Chapter 4 Pedro Leon Lujan 53
  • Chapter 5 The Trial of Don Pedro Leon 61
  • Chapter 6 Aftermath of the Trial 93
  • Chapter 7 The Trial of Don Pedro Leon in Retrospect 107
  • Appendix A. New Mexican Trade Licenses 121
  • Appendix B. Court Affidavits 124
  • Appendix C. Chronology of Compulsory Indian Labor Laws in New Spain, Mexico, and the United States 132.

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