Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Western History which has captured the imagination of the American people has been the problem of law enforcement. Seemingly, few aspects of this field remain to be covered. The colorful sheriffs and marshalls of Tombstone, Dodge City and Topeka have been duly enshrined…
The Villa de Albuquerque, founded early in 1706, was settled at a time unpropitious for success. Powerful Comanches continued to push various Apache groups from their adopted homes on the southern plains into the arid and often hostile Southwest. As early as 1706 Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés found…
Written in retrospect about his boyhood in the territorial days of New Mexico. A young boy travels with his family from Southern Colorado to Silver City, NM and learns about Native Americans, work, friendships and change in his new home. By James K. Hastings In April, 1880, we were…
In 1837 there was a bloody native insurrection in New Mexico through which certain elements from the country north of Santa Fe took hold of the government, then a Department of the Mexican Republic, and installed their leader, José Gonzales, as Governor. This brief article does not concern itself…
In 1878, Lincoln County, New Mexico, was the scene of a ferocious war between the partisans of Lawrence C. Murphy, James J. Dolan and John H. Riley on one side and those of Alexander A. McSween and John S. Chisum on the other. New Mexico Historical Review July 1965,…
The Petroglyph National Monument is a 17 mile long volcanic basalt escarpment, encompassing approximately 7,236 acres (29.28 km²), located on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This area has a long history of occupation, being used by Native peoples for prayers, offerings, gathering of medicinal plants, and is considered…
On June 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law a very brief act stating “that all non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States be, and they are hereby, declared to be citizens of the United States: Provided, that the granting of such citizenship shall…
The Hatch Act of 1939, which regulated the political activities of Federal officials, has evoked considerable comment and controversy. Thirty‑three years later, in fact, a Federal Court questioned the constitutionality of the measure. Surprisingly, historians have not devoted entire works or many chapters to the original Hatch Act. New…
Between 1821 and the outbreak of war with the United States in 1846, no governor of New Mexico enjoyed a longer term in office than Manuel Armijo. He ruled from 1827 to 1829 and again for all but eighteen months between 1837 and the arrival of American troops in…
Allan Houser Chronology 1914 Born June 30 to Sam and Blossom Haozous on the family farm near Apache, OK. 1920 Began grade school at Boone Public School, Boone, OK. 1922 Attended Fort Sill Indian School, Lawton, OK. 1923 – 1928 Completed grade school at Boone Public School. 1928…
