Title Pasadena before the roses : race, identity, and land use in Southern California, 1771-1890 / Yvette J. Saavedra

Published Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction : before the roses -- part I. The mission period -- The Spanish colonial project : Franciscans, missions, and land use in Alta California -- Making the region : the mission economy, independence, and liberalism -- part II. Rise of the rancho -- Secularization and the rise of the rancho : creating San Pascual, 1833-1843 -- The markings of Californio culture and status : constructing class -- part III. The American period -- The age of transformation : San Pascual becomes American, 1843-1872 -- The Indiana Colony : becoming the crown of the valley, 1873-1890 -- Conclusion : competing visions and dynamic continuities Summary Incorporated in 1886 by midwestern settlers known as the Indiana Colony, the City of Pasadena has grown into a world-famous tourist destination recognized for the beauty of its Tournament of Roses Parade, the excitement of the annual Rose Bowl, and the charm of the Old Town District. But what existed before the roses? Before it was Pasadena, this land was Hahamog'na, the ancestral lands of the Tongva people. Later, it comprised the heart of the San Gabriel Mission lands, and in the Mexican period, it became Rancho San Pascual. The 1771 Spanish conquest of this land set in motion several colonial processes that would continue into the twentieth century and beyond. In Pasadena Before the Roses, historian Yvette J. Saavedra examines a period of 120 years to illustrate the interconnectedness of power, ideas of land use, and the negotiation of identity within multiple colonial moments. By centering the San Gabriel Mission lands as the region's economic, social, and cultural foundation, she shows how Indigenous, Spanish, Mexican, and American groups each have redefined the meanings of land use to build their homes and their lives. These visions have resulted in competing colonialisms that framed the racial, ethnic, gender, and class hierarchies of their respective societies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-259) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 28, 2018) Subject Land use -- California -- Pasadena -- History -- 18th century Land use -- California -- Pasadena -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- General. Ethnic relations Land use SUBJECT Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- 18th century Pasadena (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century Pasadena (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century Subject California -- Pasadena Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780816539109 0816539103

Other Titles Race, identity, and land use in Southern California, 1771-1890

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