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The money would be sent to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund to pay for statewide conservation efforts and leverage for federal dollars. $300M needed for New Mexico land conservation; Supporters ...
The history in New Mexico and southern Colorado of land grants since the treaty consists of attempts to reconcile U.S. land laws with those of Mexico and adjudicating disputes between grant owners and claimants and the largely Anglo new arrivals to the territory and state. These disputes have continued into the 21st century.
The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico consists of 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km 2) of mostly arid land. It was awarded by the government of New Mexico to the Beaubien family in 1843. The land grant was originally settled by Hispanics from New Mexico.
A map of the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant in New Mexico and Colorado High country near Chama. Land or Death! Zapata Lives! Emiliano Zapata was a revolutionary and agrarian reformer in Mexico. The Tierra Amarilla Land Grant in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado consists of 594,516 acres (2,405.92 km 2) (929 sq miles) [2] of mountainous land ...
A state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature was selected Wednesday to oversee New Mexico's $49 billion nest egg of savings and trust accounts at the State Investment Council.
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Alianza Federal de Mercedes, [1] which in English translates to Federal Land Grant Alliance, was a group led by Reies Tijerina based in New Mexico in the 1960s that fought for the land rights of Hispano New Mexicans. [2] [3] The Alianza had affiliates in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico and San Luis, Colorado.
Juan Valdez (1938 – August 25, 2012) was an activist of Spanish and indigenous descent [1] and an advocate for land-grant rights. He fired the first shot during a 1967 New Mexico courthouse raid that seized international attention and helped spark the Chicano Movement.