Great River: Mexico and the United StatesA distinguished historian examines the development of the region and surveys the amalgamation of the aboriginal Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American civilizations. |
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... nation , brought with them to power all the qualities of temperament and inheritance that for centuries had been subordinate under the Spanish Crown . These were now dominant over the land , and even where refined in a fragment of the ...
... nation , brought with them to power all the qualities of temperament and inheritance that for centuries had been subordinate under the Spanish Crown . These were now dominant over the land , and even where refined in a fragment of the ...
Page 470
... nation . The clergy literally [ sic ] suck the blood of the unfor- tunate people .... " And in another letter he poured out contempt upon his new countrymen to whom he had sworn to be loyal : " ... to be candid the majority of the ...
... nation . The clergy literally [ sic ] suck the blood of the unfor- tunate people .... " And in another letter he poured out contempt upon his new countrymen to whom he had sworn to be loyal : " ... to be candid the majority of the ...
Page 693
... nation had debated - taken sides- passionately on the Texas issue , so the war for the Rio Grande was in everyone's ... NATION'S WAR 693.
... nation had debated - taken sides- passionately on the Texas issue , so the war for the Rio Grande was in everyone's ... NATION'S WAR 693.
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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