Language of Blood The Making of Spanish-American Identity in New Mexico, 1880s-1930s

Name: Language of Blood The Making of Spanish-American Identity in New Mexico, 1880s-1930s
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ISBN: 9780826324238

ISBN-10: 0826324231

ISBN-13: 9780826324238

Edition: 2004

Authors: John M. Nieto-Phillips

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When the United States declared war on Spain in 1898, rumours abounded throughout the nation that the Spanish-speaking population of New Mexico secretly sympathised with the enemy. At the end of the war, The New York Times warned that New Mexico's "Mexicans professed a deep hostility to American ideas and American policies." As long as Spanish remained the primary language of public instruction, the Times admonished, "the majority of the inhabitants will remain 'Mexican' and retain a pseudo-allegiance [to Spain]." This perception of Spanish-speaking New Mexicans as 'un-American' was widely shared. Such allegations of disloyalty, coupled with the prevalent views that all Mexican peoples were…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 3/16/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

John M. Nieto-Phillips is associate professor of history and Latino studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.



Introduction


The Language of Blood


Citizenship in the American Empire


Montezuma and the Iron Steed


Longing and the White Legend


Blood of the Spirit


Epilogue


Index