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Arizona History: A Chicano Perspective

ContributorsChávez, Gus (Director) / McGrew, Gustavo (Host) / Lancaster, Carol (Producer) / Marín, Christine (Author) / Chicano Media Productions (Tucson, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1985
Description

This three-part program traces Chicano heritage and influence in Arizona's history between the 1600s and the 1950s. It begins with a consideration of Mexican immigrants' role in pioneering Arizona's first non-Indigenous settlements, discusses these settlers' conflicts with Indigenous peoples and Anglo settlers, recounts Mexican-American contributions to Arizona's economic growth, chronicles…

This three-part program traces Chicano heritage and influence in Arizona's history between the 1600s and the 1950s. It begins with a consideration of Mexican immigrants' role in pioneering Arizona's first non-Indigenous settlements, discusses these settlers' conflicts with Indigenous peoples and Anglo settlers, recounts Mexican-American contributions to Arizona's economic growth, chronicles rising racism towards, discrimination against, and segregation of Mexican-Americans, and finally studies Mexican-American work to secure equal rights.

"Los Tres Mojados"

ContributorsFlores, Pedro, 1894-1979 (Composer) / Hermanos Prado (Performer)
Created1976
Description
"Los Tres Mojados" is a corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case, in which George, Thomas, and Patrick Hanigan were tried for torturing undocumented immigrants Manuel García Loya, Eleazar Ruelas Zavala, and Bernabe Herrera. "Mojado" is an historically derogatory term for the Latino community but was used here to bring…

"Los Tres Mojados" is a corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case, in which George, Thomas, and Patrick Hanigan were tried for torturing undocumented immigrants Manuel García Loya, Eleazar Ruelas Zavala, and Bernabe Herrera. "Mojado" is an historically derogatory term for the Latino community but was used here to bring awareness to immigration issues.
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Ida Morales and Marguerite Sanchez

ContributorsVasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Sanchez, Marge (Marguerite Davis) (Depicted)
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Becky, Ida and Marguerite

ContributorsVasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Gutierrez, Rebecca Muñoz (Rebecca Florian Muñoz), 1916-2000 (Depicted) / Sanchez, Marge (Marguerite Davis) (Depicted)
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Three Conquistadora Girls

ContributorsAlvarez, Joséfina (Joséfina Ocampo Quesada), 1920- (Depicted) / Vasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Padilla, Aurelia (Aurelia Gonzales), 1919- (Depicted)
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"Roomies" Rebecca Muñoz Gutierrez, Ida Morales, and Marge Sanchez

ContributorsGutierrez, Rebecca Muñoz (Rebecca Florian Muñoz), 1916-2000 (Depicted) / Vasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Sanchez, Marge (Marguerite Davis) (Depicted)
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Conquistadores Girls

ContributorsCantu, Inez (Inez Jones Gomez), 1911-1966 (Depicted) / Alvarez, Joséfina (Joséfina Ocampo Quesada), 1920- (Depicted) / Wilson, Irma, 1895-1974 (Depicted) / Vasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Logan, Laura Mae (Laura Mae Hurtado), 1920-2013 (Depicted)
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Conquistadores Girls Again

ContributorsCole, Minerva (Minerva Lois Gonsalves), 1911-2003 (Depicted) / Wilson, Irma, 1895-1974 (Depicted) / Gutierrez, Rebecca Muñoz (Rebecca Florian Muñoz), 1916-2000 (Depicted) / Padilla, Aurelia (Aurelia Gonzales), 1919- (Depicted) / Vasquez, Ida (Ida Morales), 1921- (Depicted) / Sanchez, Marge (Marguerite Davis) (Depicted) / Diaz, Carmen (Carmen Reyes Reynosa), 1919-2005 (Depicted) / Alvarez, Joséfina (Joséfina Ocampo Quesada), 1920- (Depicted) / Sigala, Alyce (Alyce Susan Gonzales) (Depicted) / Logan, Laura Mae (Laura Mae Hurtado), 1920-2013 (Depicted)

"Los Tres Mojados" Recording

ContributorsFlores, Pedro, 1894-1979 (Composer) / Hermanos Prado (Performer)
Created1976
Description

In this recording, Pedro Flores con los Hermanos Prado perform "Los Tres Mojados."

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Part I: The Pioneer (1750s-1890s)

ContributorsChávez, Gus (Director) / McGrew, Gustavo (Host) / Lancaster, Carol (Producer) / Marín, Christine (Author) / Chicano Media Productions (Tucson, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1985
Description

"Part I: The Pioneer" discusses Mexican immigration into what is now the American Southwest, beginning with the missions established in the late 1600s. It goes on to discuss relationships between Mexican-Americans and Indigenous peoples (including numerous conflicts with the Apache), development of agricultural enterprises, conflicts with Anglo-American settlers, the growth…

"Part I: The Pioneer" discusses Mexican immigration into what is now the American Southwest, beginning with the missions established in the late 1600s. It goes on to discuss relationships between Mexican-Americans and Indigenous peoples (including numerous conflicts with the Apache), development of agricultural enterprises, conflicts with Anglo-American settlers, the growth of the freighting and ranching industries, the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its impact, the growth of and racism in the mining industry, issues surrounding land grants, and the settlement of Florence, Safford, Solomon, Concho, St. Johns, and Round Valley. This section ends with a discussion of rising racial tensions and the founding of the Alianza Hispano Americana.