Tejano leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas
By: Jesús F. de la Teja, editor ; foreword by David J. Weber ; with contributions by Raúl Ramos ... [et al.].
Contributors: Teja, Jesús F. de la, 1956-; Ramos, Raúl A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest -- no. 34; Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest -- no. 34.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; TAMU Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781603441520; 9781603441667
Subjects: Mexican American leadership -- Texas -- History -- 19th century; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- History -- 19th century; Texas -- History -- To 1846; Texas -- Politics and government -- To 1846
Description: Tejanos (Texans of Mexican heritage) were instrumental leaders in the life and development of Texas during the Mexican period, the war of independence, and the Texas Republic. Jesús F. de la Teja and ten other scholars examine the lives, careers, and influence of many long-neglected but historically significant Tejano leaders who were active and influential in the formation, political and military leadership, and economic development of Texas. In Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas, lesser-known figures such as Father Refugio de la Garza, Juan Martín Veramendi, José Antonio Saucedo, Raphael Manchola, and Carlos de la Garza join their better-known counterparts?José Antonio Navarro, Juan Seguín, and Plácido Benavides, for example?on the stage of Texas and regional historical consideration. This book also features a foreword by David J. Weber, in which he discusses how Anglocentric views allowed important Tejano figures to fade from public knowledge. Students and scholars of Texas and regional history, those interested in Texana, and readers in Latino/a studies will glean important insights from Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Jésus F. de la Teja; title: José Antonio Saucedo: at the nexus of change / Raúl Ramos; title: Juan Martín Veramendi: Tejano political and business leader / David R. McDonald; title: Rafael Antonio Manchola: Tejano soldier, statesman, ranchero / Andrés Tijerina; title: Plácido Benavides: fighting Tejano federalist / Stephen L. Hardin; title: Father Refugio de la Garza: controverted religious leader / Robert E. Wright, O.M.I.; title: Fernando De León: leadership lost / Carolina Castillo Crimm; title: Ramón Múzquiz: the ultimate insider / Andrés Reséndez; title: José Antonio Navarro: the problem of Tejano powerlessness / James Crisp; title: José Antonio Menchaca: narrating a Tejano life / Timothy Matovina; title: Don Carlos de la Garza: loyalist leader / Alonzo Salazar; title: Juan N. Seguín: federalist, rebel, exile / Jesús F. de la Teja.