Amados Compatriotas: And Other Stories from New Mexico's Mexican Period, 1821-1846

Former New Mexico State Historian Robert J. Tórrez draws from the marvelous treasure trove of primary documentation in New Mexico’s Mexican-era archives to bring to light this little-known but crucial period in the state’s history.

In a broadside dated August 27, 1821, addressed to “Amados Compatriotas” (his “Beloved Compatriots”), Alejo García Conde, the Commanding General of the Internal Provinces of the West, advised New Mexicans that Mexico’s long and difficult struggle for independence ...