The trial of Don Pedro León Luján
Subtitle: the attack against Indian slavery and the Mexican traders in Utah
By: Sondra Jones.
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Luján, Pedro León, b. 1794 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Utah -- History.; Trials -- Utah -- Salt Lake City.; Slavery -- New Mexico -- History.; Slavery -- Utah -- History.; Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Utah -- History.; Indians of North America -- Utah -- Social conditions.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Description: "In 1851, Pedro Leon Lujan of New Mexico was arrested, tried, and convicted in the Utah Territory for Indian slave trading. For nearly 150 years, errors committed by early historians concerning this important legal case have been perpetuated and enlarged, clouding the incident and giving rise to the stereotypical image of the villainous Mexican trader."--BOOK JACKET.

"The Trial of Don Pedro Leon Lujan explores and corrects those errors through examination of the complexities of the case and the clashing racial, cultural, and religious beliefs and biases that characterized it."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174) and index.