Hispanic Albuquerque, 1706-1846 [Paperback]

Marc Simmons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2003

In anticipation of the tricentennial of Albuquerque's founding in 2006, Hispanic Albuquerque presents an engaging, narrative history of the city from 1706 to 1846, its era as a Hispanic community. Written by the foremost historian of colonial and nineteenth-century New Mexico, this book is an abridgment of his award-winning Albuquerque: A Narrative History, first published in 1982 and long unavailable.

Here is history to fascinate and inform. In re-examining the founding of the city, Simmons shows how contemporary land and water rights issues are tied to the original document creating the town. His account of commercial activities and relations with Native Americans is a reminder of the complexity of daily life in the colonial period.

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An engaging narrative history of Albuquerque from the Spanish Colonial period to 1846. Written by the foremost historian of colonial and nineteenth-century New Mexico, Marc Simmons brings to life the story of Hispanic Albuquerqueans, showing how they reacted to the challenges of survival on the frontier.

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An engaging narrative history of Albuquerque from the Spanish Colonial period to 1846. Written by the foremost historian of colonial and nineteenth-century New Mexico, Marc Simmons brings to life the story of Hispanic Albuquerqueans, showing how they reacted to the challenges of survival on the frontier.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; First, thus edition (March 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826331602
• ISBN-13: 978-0826331601
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,647,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars History for the general reader, April 17, 2003

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Robert J. Baca "high school english teacher" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hispanic Albuquerque, 1706-1846 (Paperback)

This is a good book for the general reader, but if you are a history buff you may be dissapointed. The book lacks footnotes and is too short, and often times reads like fiction rather than fact. This does not mean that it's not well researched, it just means that sometimes the author concentrates too much on telling an interesting story rather than relaying good information.

But if you are a general reader, and enjoy a quick read, this book may be for you. If you know nothing about the history of Albuquerque, this we enlighten you. However, if you are like me and have done research on Albuquerque history, you may be disappointed.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whet your appetite......., May 10, 2003

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Patryka Chaves de Tachick (Sandia Park, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hispanic Albuquerque, 1706-1846 (Paperback)

New Mexico's numero uno historian offers New Mexico history buffs another delicious slice of Hispanic life in Spanish colonial times. The only complaint I have is that I wanted a bigger slice of this pie! Dr. Simmons' readability is appreciated. This is one you will read straight through without coming up for air. This sometimes unflattering history of the Spanish colonists in Alburquerque prompted my desire to dig up Dr. Simmons' earlier book on Albuquerque, published in 1982, which satisfied my need for sources, end notes, and a bibliography, which I heartily recommend for those needed a stronger dose of Albuquerque history.