Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico / Edition 1

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Overview

Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico presents a comprehensive and clear account of clashing legal systems. Considered the definitive book on New Mexico land grants, it is often used as a text in southwestern studies courses.

This edition includes a new introduction by Malcolm Ebright and stunning new cover art by Glen Strock. Contained within are eight case studies of specific land grants, together with background material on the making of Spanish and Mexican land grants and their adjudication by the United States. Ebright draws on his wide experience as a historian and attorney to examine the history of New Mexico's land grants from their antecedents in Spain and Mexico down to present-day land and water lawsuits. With detail illuminated by historical context, Ebright narrates specific cases involving fraud, forgery, and injustice, as well as courageous acts by land grant communities.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780826314680
  • Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
  • Publication date: 1/28/1994
  • Series: New Mexico Land Grant Series
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 413
  • Lexile: 1710L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.31 (w) x 9.26 (h) x 1.31 (d)

Meet the Author

Malcolm Ebright is a lawyer and historian living in Guadalupita, New Mexico, where he directs the Center for Land Grant Studies. He has been studying land grant history and working with traditional communities in northern New Mexico for twenty-five years, and has written numerous books and articles on the history of New Mexico land grants. Until last year he maintained an active legal practice concentrating on land and water litigation.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword
Introduction: Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico 3
1 Land Grants and the Law: Spain, Mexico, and New Mexico 11
2 Lawsuits, Litigants, and Custom in Hispanic New Mexico 57
3 Manuel Martinez's Ditch Dispute: Mexican-Period Custom and Justice 73
4 The Cienega of Santa Fe: A Municipal Commons Used and Abused 87
5 The San Joaquin Grant: Who Owned the Common Lands? 105
6 The Embudo Grant: A Case Study of Justice and the Court of Private Land Claims 127
7 The Las Trampas Grant: A Story of Duplicity and Legal Traps 145
8 Settlement of the Las Vegas Grant and the Invisible Pueblo Rights Doctrine 171
9 "Not a Pepper, Not an Onion": The Battle for the Las Vegas Grant 203
10 The Ramon Vigil Grant: An Undetected Forgery 225
11 The Jacona Grant: A Success Story 249
12 Conclusion: Common Lands, Common Law, and Uncommon Controversy 263
Notes 273
Bibliography 361
Glossary 381
Index 385
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