Title The biography of Casimiro Barela / by José Emilio Fernández ; translated, annotated, and new introduction by A. Gabriel Meléndez

Edition 1st ed Published Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (liv, 298 pages) : illustrations Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Introduction: Recovering Neo-Mexicano Biographical Narrative: Cuarenta anos de legislador, The Biography of Casimiro Barela -- Introduction for the Work Forty Years as a Legislator, Or The Biography of Senator Casimiro Barela Written by Jose Emilio Fernandez / Benjamin M. Read -- Birth and Genealogy -- Primary Education -- Some Incidents Worthy of Mention -- He Enters Business -- He Emigrates to the Colorado Territory -- Senator Barela's First Marriage -- The Barelas in Colorado -- His Start in Politics -- An Heiress -- Barela Named County Assessor -- Barela Elected Representative to the Territorial Legislature -- His Third Daughter -- He Keeps Progressing -- Barela Manages to Have the Laws Published in Spanish -- His Fourth Daughter -- More about His Private Life -- The Death of Senator's Parents -- The Death of Dona Josefita Ortiz de Barela -- Something about His Daughters and His Sons-in-Law -- Senator Casimiro Barela's Second Marriage -- Brief Comments -- Past and Current Business -- Incidents Showing Foresight -- So Much Is Owed Him! -- As Representative and as Major Sheriff -- The Colorado Constitutional Convention -- In the Senate -- General Grant's Visit to Trinidad -- Barela As a Representative to the Democratic National Convention -- Other Posts -- As a Presidential Elector -- The Arbitrary Action of Judge Caldwell Yeaman -- The Denver, Colorado Exposition -- Barela's Intrepid Infantry -- The Mutual Advancement Association -- A Candidate for Auditor of the State of Colorado -- Further Work in the Senate Summary "First published in Spanish in 1911, this little-known biography of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century Colorado legislator is significant not just as an account of an accomplished politicians's career, but as the story of a life shaped by issues of race and class. Barela was born in New Mexico just before it became a U.S. territory, and his biography appeared just before New Mexico attained statehood His biographer, clearly promoting Barela as a regional success story, writes of the inclusion of his portrait among those of fifteen other prominent Coloradans in the state capitol rotunda, of his defense of Mexicano land grants, his membership in Anglo-dominated civic associations, his work in establishing Baca County in recognition of Hispanic pioneers in southern Colorado, his promotion of the Columbus Day holiday, his call for the return of war trophies taken from Mexico, and his collaboration with Mexico's Diaz dynasty. In Colorado Barela supported women's suffrage and commuted the death sentence for a Hispano prisoner found guilty of murder. He also passed legislation to force Colorado prisoners to work in construction crews to build state roads On the personal level, we learn of Barela's penchant for raising racehorses and his preoccupation over not leaving a male heir."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-298) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Barela, Casimiro SUBJECT Barela, Casimiro fast Subject Colorado. General Assembly. Senate -- Biography SUBJECT Colorado. General Assembly. Senate fast Subject Hispanic American legislators -- Colorado -- Biography Legislators -- Colorado -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch. Ethnic relations Hispanic American legislators Legislators Politics and government SUBJECT Colorado -- Politics and government -- 1876-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028677 Colorado -- Ethnic relations Trinidad Region (Colo.) -- Biography Trinidad Region (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century Subject Colorado Colorado -- Trinidad Region Genre/Form History Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Meléndez, A. Gabriel (Anthony Gabriel) LC no. 2003018069 ISBN 9780826328823 0826328822 661394761X 9786613947611 128363516X 9781283635165

Other Titles Cuarenta años de legislador. English

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