Hispanic culture in the Southwest
Arthur L. Campa
- Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press 1979
- 316 p
The problem with nomenclature -- Exploration and conquest -- The first permanent settlement -- Hispanicizing the Indians -- El Camino Real: commercial and cultural route -- Arizona: corridor of western expansion -- Early California -- California in early 1800s -- Mexican interlude -- Americans occupy California -- The vanguard of traders and merchants -- Hispanic and Anglo-American cultures in the upper Rio Grande -- Early Spanish contacts with Colorado -- New Mexicans and southern Colorado -- Hispanic Colorado after 1850 -- From El Paso to the Gulf -- The lower Rio Grande -- The guidance of custom and tradition -- Superstition and witchcraft -- The penitentes -- Manana is today -- The Spanish language in the southwest -- Spanish folk drama -- Folk singing and dancing -- Arts and crafts -- Food preparation and preservation -- Contrasts in Hispanic and Anglo-American cultures -- The current scene.
Account of the evolution of the Hispanic culture of the Southwest, including politics, religion, language, art, and attitudes.