book chapter

An inquiry into Indian land rights in the American Southwest under Spain, Mexico, and the United States, with particular reference to the Jicarilla Apache area of northeastern New Mexico

Garland Publishing Inc.New York & LondonPublished In 1974 • Pages: 245-280

By: Cutter, Donald C..

Abstract
This source is a brief analysis of Spanish, Mexican, and American legal procedures by which early settlers obtained land grants within territory occupied by Native Americans in what is presently the southwest portion of the United States. The author also enumerates the principal patented areas (land grants issued to private individuals) within the area historically occupied by the Jicarilla Apache.
Subjects
History
Real property
External relations
culture
Jicarilla Apache
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
David Sherwood ; 1984
Coverage Date
1550-1850
Coverage Place
New Mexico, United States
Notes
Donald C. Cutter
Main title: Environment, settlement, and land use in the Jicarilla Apache claim area [by] B. L. Gordon, et al. Indian land rights in the Jicarilla Apache area [by] Donald C. Cutter.
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
74006062
LCSH
Jicarilla Indians