מידע על הספר הדיגיטלי הזה
Revealing how Tejanos perceived themselves and the revolutionary events that defined them, this wonderfully edited volume presents Menchaca’s remembrances of such diverse figures as Antonio López de Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, General Adrián Woll, Comanche chief “Casamiro,” and Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Menchaca and his fellow Tejanos were actively engaged in local struggles as Mexico won her independence from Spain; later many joined the fight to establish the Republic of Texas, only to see it annexed to the United States nine years after the Battle of San Jacinto. This first-person account corrects important misconceptions and brings previously unspoken truths vividly to life.
על המחבר
Timothy Matovina is Professor of Theology and Executive Director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. His publications, most recently Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church, have won ten book awards.
Jesús F. de la Teja is Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies, Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor of History, and Director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State University. His award-winning works include San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain’s Northern Frontier.
