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Jose Francisco Canales' Arrival
Jose Francisco Canales came into the New World and settled in Monterrey -
Owning Stores
Francisco owned one of six stores in Monterrey -
Blascanles is born
Blascanles was Jose's grandson was born. Both towns they lived in were founded by Christianized Jews trying to escape the Spanish Inquisition. These were mining towns. -
Nuecez River
New Spain sent Jose de Escandon to explore and colonize the region of Tampico to the Nuecez River. -
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Colonizing the New World
A time of settling and colonizing the New World. There was a lot of agriculture. -
Prosperous
The Canales family traveled with the Esendalon family and owned a lot of land. The Canales family became prosperous and were a part of the 19th century elite. Jose Canales was one of the first to sign the Mexican Declaration of Independence. -
Immigrant Records
Government started keeping track of immigrant records -
Ireland and Germany
Immigrants from Ireland and Germany started selling in the region. Farther to the North, Mexicans along the Rio Bravo felt threatened by the Anglos. -
Property in Texas
Property in Texas had been evenly divided between Anglos and Mexicans. -
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Mexican Lynching
Mexican lynching took place in the Texas area and Mexicans were driven out of that land. -
A Truce
Cortina declared a truce with the US and turned his guns on the French army after it occupied Mexico and installed the Austrian archduke as emperor. -
Tejanos
The tejanos were 47.6% of the workforce but possessed only 10.6% of the wealth. -
Ranches and Large Estates
1/3 of ranches and large estates were in American hands, but Mexicans were still the majority. -
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Migration
More than one million Mexican migrated to the South West. -
The League of United Latin American Citizens.
Seven Mexican organizations met in Corpus Christi to found the League of United Latin American Citizens. The League wanted complete assimilation of Mexicans and their exceptance as equal citizens by Anglo society. -
Molina Garza
Molina Garza enlisted and was assigned to the unit of the Seventh Infantry Division. He led a squad onto Normandy beach on the second day of the Allied invasion of France. -
Crystal City
Control over the Crystal City concil was won by five working class Mexican Americans
