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He relished the attention but preferred to be called an “Indo-Hispano,” a term he said more accurately reflected his ethnic and cultural heritage. Tijerina, the only major Chicano activist who served time in prison, was widely admired and despised as the former leader of the Alianza, a militant citizens group in New Mexico, that sought to repossess old Spanish land grants in the Southwest. The group contended Mexican-American heirs were wrongfully deprived of their land. He will be remembered most for his land-grant reclamation movement in New Mexico. doscentavos.net/2015/01/19/rest-in-peace-reies-lopez-tijerina-chicano-movement-leader/
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:29:50 +0000

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