Tijerina was the founder and head of the Alianza Federal de los Pueblos Libres, translated means, the Alliance of free City States. The Alianzas goals were to restore lands granted by the King of Spain and the Mexican government and protected under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the conclusion of the Mexican American War in 1848. A year later, my coverage of Tijerina expanded by three events: a car bombing, above, at Alianza headquarters, a Spanish language parade celebrating 429 years of Hispanic culture in New Mexico and eight-days of coverage of Tijerinas activities, June 1-8, 1969, culminating in an armed stand off with federal and state law enforcement officers after Tijerinas wife, Patsy, burned two US Forest Service signs, gave me an understanding of street level politics from the inside that few had the opportunity or can comprehend.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:59:15 +0000
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