Title: The biography of Casimiro Barela /
Authors: Fernández, José Emilio, 1882-; Meléndez, A. Gabriel
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Barela, Casimiro; Colorado. Biography.; Hispanic American legislators Colorado Biography.; Legislators Colorado Biography.; Colorado Politics and government; Colorado Ethnic relations.; Trinidad Region (Colo.) Biography.; Trinidad Region (Colo.) History
Abstract: "First published in Spanish in 1911, this little-known biography of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century Colorado legislator is significant not just as an account of an accomplished politicians's career, but as the story of a life shaped by issues of race and class. Barela was born in New Mexico just before it became a U.S. territory, and his biography appeared just before New Mexico attained statehood.