Cortina Defending the Mexican Name in Texas |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Jerry |
| Series title: | Fronteras Series, Sponsored by Texas a&M International University Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62349-062-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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At a time when the US-Mexican border was still not clearly defined, Juan Nepomucino Cortina cut a violent swath across the region in a conflict that came to be known as The Cortina War. Historian Jerry Thompson mines the archival record and considers it in light of recent revisionist history of the region. As a result, he produces not only a carefully nuanced work on Cortina, but also a balanced interpretation of the violence that racked South Texas from the 1840s through the 1860s.
At a time when the US-Mexican border was still not clearly defined, Juan Nepomucino Cortina cut a violent swath across the region in a conflict that came to be known as The Cortina War. Historian Jerry Thompson mines the archival record and considers it in light of recent revisionist history of the region. As a result, he produces not only a carefully nuanced work on Cortina, but also a balanced interpretation of the violence that racked South Texas from the 1840s through the 1860s.