Cortina : defending the Mexican name in Texas /
Did this border caudillo fight to defend the rights, honor, and legal claims of the Mexicans of South Texas, as he claimed? Or was his a quest for personal vengeance against the newcomers who had married into his family, threatened his mother's land holdings, and insulted his honor?
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2007.
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Édition: | 1st ed. |
Collection: | Fronteras series ;
no. 6. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Did this border caudillo fight to defend the rights, honor, and legal claims of the Mexicans of South Texas, as he claimed? Or was his a quest for personal vengeance against the newcomers who had married into his family, threatened his mother's land holdings, and insulted his honor? |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-318) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781603444514 1603444513 1299052436 9781299052437 |