Community Change and Persistence: the Case of El Cerrito, New Mexico

Eastman, Clyde; Krannich, Richard S.

doi:10.1080/15575339509490162

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“…More recently, scholars from a variety of fields have documented the ecological, demographic, and social impacts of Anglo culture on Hispanos of New Mexico and southern Colorado (Campa 1979;Deutsch 1987;Eastman and Krannich 1995). Alvar Carlson (1990) and Richard Nostrand (1992) provide the most recognized geographical works.…”

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confidence: 99%

Anglo Intrusion on the Old Sangre de Cristo Land Grant

Smith

1999

The Professional Geographer

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Positioned on the northern edge of the Hispano homeland, the southern portion of the old Sangre de Cristo Land Grant (present‐day Costilla County, Colorado) provides an interesting empirical study of cultural change. After economically displacing Spanish‐American residents from villages throughout the homeland's core, incoming Anglos have adopted the region's rich Spanish culture as their own. On the homeland's periphery, however, the cultural traditions of Hispanos and Anglos have been, for the most part, at odds. Most resident Hispanos desire to maintain ties to their traditional past, while the younger generations embrace Anglo cultural norms. Considering the vital role it plays in the maintenance of culture, religion provides a window to the study area's modified cultural environment. In 1900 the population in this region was predominantly Catholic Hispano; by 1990 Protestant‐dominated Anglos comprised a sizeable proportion of the population. Comparisons are made between traditional Hispano and Anglo‐influenced religious landscapes. Changes in church affiliation, the distribution of active Penitente moradas, and the characteristics of community cemeteries demonstrate ongoing cultural change. Geographically isolated communities, where Anglo intrusion is limited, retain their strong Hispano cultural integrity.

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Anglo Intrusion on the Old Sangre de Cristo Land Grant

Smith

1999

The Professional Geographer

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“…Las Vegas is some 30 miles (30-35 minutes) to the northeast and Santa Fe about 60 miles (some 75 minutes) to the northwest. Since the community has been under various academic microscopes since 1940, its history is well documented (Eastman and Krannich 1995;Nostrand 1982;Leonard and Loomis 1941). In 1900, El Cerrito had 136 residents living in 30 families.…”

Section: Contemporary Acequia Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%