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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Land grants"”.
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Somos Indígena: Ethnic Politics and Land Tenure in New Mexico, 1694-1965
… examines changes in Hispano and Pueblo Indian land tenure in the Tewa Basin of north central New Mexico across three centuries. Land grants imposed upon the Pueblo world in the Spanish colonial period limited the shrinking Pueblo population. They paradoxically protected Pueblo land from further …
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An Empire of Dust: Thomas Benton Catron and the Age of Capital in the Hispano Borderlands, 1840-1921
… as well as the rise and then collapse of his land-based entrepreneurial empire. Catron was a lawyer, banker, businessman, and party politician, who entered the Territory of New Mexico in 1866, and who became entangled in its fate until his death in 1921. During the Gilded Age, Catron and his …
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Ranching in Northeastern New Mexico
… they were a part of at least two legitimate land grants: Maxwell Land Grant and Pablo Montoya Land Grant. In addition, some of these ranches exist because of the railroad, which runs through both counties. This thesis examines a few of the many ranches in this area. It also includes a brief …
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Saint Rita's and Its Place in Marin County History
… sketch of Marin’s historical past, the enormous land grants which subdivided the vast picturesque wilderness, information about influential figures associated with Saint Rita's and the town of Fairfax, and detailed architectural descriptions of the church in various stages of its development to …
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Forgotten Pueblos: La Alianza Federal de Mercedes and the Cultural Politics of Indo-Hispano
… Mexico for the recovery of Mexican and Spanish land grants that had been lost in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War in the mid-19th century. This dissertation draws from a diverse collection of archived writings and publicity materials produced by La Alianza over the span of its roughly …
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Negotiating freedom: the free black farmers of Jonkershoek, 1697-1710
… free black settlement in Jonkershoek via land grants was maintained by his son and successor, Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Secondly, the association between the Van der Stels and the free black farmers left the latter vulnerable to economic exclusion when Willem Adriaan van der Stel became …
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THE FORGING OF CASTILIAN LAW: LAND DISPUTES BEFORE THE ROYAL AUDIENCIA AND THE TRANSMISSION OF A LEGAL TRADITION
… Castellana applied law primarlily in deciding land disputes. It draws mainly from unpublished documents in the Archivo de la Real Audiencia y Chancillería in Valladolid, Spain. Other archival sources published and unpublished and secondary sources are analyzed as well. This research also …
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Valuing Affordability: Utility and Accuracy Optimisation An Econometric and Data Driven Approach
… the provision of access has failed, issues of land redistribution become topical. The literature review outlines both current and past work on understanding effective responses to housing needs, considering both demand and supply side interventions for increasing housing stock. The contribution …
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Cooperation without consensus: national discussions and local implementation in general education reform, 1930–1960
… colleges, religiously affiliated colleges, land grants, and community colleges—during this time period. This study complicates this reading of the movement by arguing that the curricular statements of Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago were unable to achieve curricular reform …
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Exploring affordable housing finance for emerging developers in South Africa
… within property development. Easy access to land and resources for emerging developers to enable them to enter the property market. Collaboration and partnerships among all stakeholders within the Department of Human Settlements, i.e. Housing authorities, local governments, and financial …
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Three Essays on Economic History
… essay presents a real-wage series for New Zealand for the period from 1840 to 1914. Adding 32 years to the existing series, the new series allows a more complete understanding of the growth of wages within New Zealand and relative to the rest of the world. The key observation on the internal …
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Women who served Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth : Ladies, Gentlewomen and Maids of the Privy Chamber, 1553-1603.
… rewards that this brought, both in bribes and in land grants from the queens, are also examined. In the seventh chapter ('Religion') an overview of the piety of the Courts is elaborated on to discuss the womens' activities as patrons of religious activists and authors. Their relationship with the …
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Meiler fitz Henry and the 1207 Royal Settlement of Desmond
… of Meiler fitz Henry’s tenure as justiciar of Ireland (c.1198-1208) have tended to focus on his role in managing relations between the English Crown and its leading colonial magnates in Ireland. This thesis aims to broaden that narrow perspective and provide fresh insight into Meiler’s career by …