Chavez, Thomas E.       <br/><br/>
Manuel Alvarez, 1794-1856   a southwestern biography 
by Tomas E. Chavez 
 - Niwot, CO  University of CO. Press  1990 
 - 243 p. 
<br/><br/> Includes Bibliography and Index 
<br/><br/>  Manuel Alverez was born in 1794 at Abelgas in the Region of Leon, Spain, the son of José and María Antonia arias. He immigrated to Mexico in 1818 and to the United States in 1823, by way of Cuba. In the United States, he traveled to Missouri, and from there became trader to Mexico. He settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was a merchant. He is known for his work for New Mexico's statehood. He died at Santa Fe in 1856. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-87081-211-4 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Alvarez, Manuel 1794-1856. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mexicans--Biography--New Mexico<br/>New Mexico--History--To 1848
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>978.902092 Cha   48