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    “Poor New Mexico! So far from Heaven; so close to Texas.” This is related to Armijos stand because he wanted the Texans gone the minute he heard about their invasion. “At first, Armijo wanted the Texians executed” (The Continent Divided: U.S.-Mexican War)This means that he was ready to do something about the Texans. You can also tell that Armijo wasn’t to happy about the Texans coming but instead he took them to Mexico City and held them captive. Manuel Armijo made his stand during he was governor

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    the Mexican war, was a conflict between The united states of America and Mexico. from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 US annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory, despite the 1836 Texas revolution. After its independence in 1821 and brief experiment with monarchy, Mexico became a republic in 1824, characterized by considerable instability, so that when war broke out in 1846, Mexico was ill-prepared for this conflict. The war with the United States followed

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    He ran west with a procession of fur trappers, tending their domesticated animals. They made their trek over the Santa Fe Trail to Santa Fe, the capital of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, achieving their destination in November 1826. Kit settled in Taos. Carson lived with Matthew Kinkead, a trapper and pilgrim who had presented with Carson's more seasoned siblings amid the War of 1812. Carson was

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    (2016, May 25). Fire Chief Erik Litzenberg Joins White House Roundtable on Wildland-Urban Interface | City of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retrieved from http://www.santafenm.gov/news/detail/fire_chief_erik_litzenberg_joins_white_house_roundtable_on_wildl Colorado State Forest Service. (n.d.). Colorado's Wildland-Urban Interface - Colorado State Forest Service. Retrieved May 29, 2016, from http://csfs

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    Pope was an important young San Pueblo man. He was one of the captives that the governor in Santa Fe had released. He was released because some northern Pueblo Indians demanded him and some other capives be released. After he was released he went to Taos and became one of the leaders. He and other leaders planned the Pueblo Revolt that was planned to begin on August 11, 1680. This plan would unite the Pueblos. Pope wanted this “Pueblo Revolt” to be a very well kept secret. Pope even killed his own

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    In1680 New Mexico there was a Pueblo leader whose name was Po’pay who helped his people revolt against Spanish colonization. Spanish colonists were eventually expelled from Pueblo territory for a total of 12 years. Pueblo people think about Po'pay as being a strong leader who struggled to unify his people against Spanish colonization and therefore helped the tribe remain and flourish in their ancestral land. The home Pueblo of Po’pay was Ohkay Owingeh. He was one of the 47 religious leaders who were

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    operated hotels, restaurants and lunchrooms all along the southwest. Southwest traditionally comprised of California, Arizona and New Mexico. It also owned and operated in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Slowly it even started expanding to major Santa Fe operated terminals such as Chicago and Saint Louis. It also operated at the stations which were operated by the Santa Fe rail road owned subsidiaries. The company adapted to the change that travelers started to prefer in dining car services. Harvey house

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    wanted to look at Police Departments from various parts of the country to see if there was much differences in their various core values and/or mission statements. So, I picked the Asheville Police Department in North Carolina, the Santa Fe Police Department in New Mexico, and the Hartford Police Department in Connecticut. The guiding principles statement of the Asheville Police Department really caught my eye. It states, “The Asheville Police Department will achieve its mission by committing to

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    #1:The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards • Pre-Columbian North America o Native North Americans ♣ Population • About 2-10 million ♣ Didn’t metalwork, had no gunpowder ♣ Networks • social, political, trade ♣ No classical civilizations, monuments, architecture • 1200 CE-developed civilizations o collapsed from environmental degradation such as drought ♣ Zuni-Southwest ♣ Hopi-Southwest ♣ Organized as confederacy made by tribes • Tribes were matrilineal • Iroquois o Great League of Peace

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    In 1846, the United States took up arms against Mexico. The US Mexican War was over the expansion of slavery into regions acquired from Mexico. Ulysses S. Grant, (General of the Union Army during the Civil War) towards the end of his life, believes the Civil War was a product of the US Mexican War. General Grant, also in the US Mexican War, states the war started as a struggle over the expansion of slavery and became a precursor to the war between the north and south (Johannsen). The larger over

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