Beschreibung:
Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800s, the region was U.S. territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. They had a complex history of interaction with indigenous populations in the area and adopted many of the indigenous methods of survival in this difficult environment. Today their descendants compose a vocal part of the Hispanic population of Colorado.
List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Finding Purgatory Chapter 1. Hispanic Colorado Chapter 2. Inhabiting the Lower Purgatory Chapter 3. Making a Living and a Life Chapter 4. Plazas and Community Chapter 5. Lessons from the Landscape Conclusion: The Archaeology of Places References Cited Index