CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Soldaderas, Joaquin Murrieta, Social Bandit
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Secularization: land that belonged to missions was taken from settlers (which developed them into ranches) Squat on the land: without legal permission, they take land because of gold rush. Vallejo owned huge ranch in northern ca, lost most of his property from squatters, legal challenges, etc. Social bandits: mexican"s outright resistance (in some cases violent) to american authorities. Joaquin murrieta: social bandit, organized the resistance of americans. Cut up and destroy new fencing for cattle and tear up railroads example of mexican-american retaliation of anglos taking the land they"ve had for generations. Between 1900-1930 a million mexican immigrants entered the us. Too catholic, too jewish, didn"t consider them white. Things in your country that push you out, certain features in the country you"re moving to that pull you in. Establishes a political dictatorship in mx (similar to santa ana) Wanted to bring economic development and political stability. Invited foreign countries to invest in mexican economy (neoliberalism)
