They are acknowledging the struggles that they are facing.

There is nationalism being created by tying the people that were in Mexico before the north came to the south.

There is a distinction being drawn between the identities of being Mestizo and Chicano. Being a Mestizo references that one has indigenous roots coupled with European blood. It's as if they no longer wanted to be called 'mixed' because that would imply that they have European descent. They wish to be called something different.

The bronze color can take many shades of brown. I'm interpreting that they wanted to refer themselves not as brown but as a way to unify the people from Aztlan.

This is an archaic word that means 'from'.

From the readings we've done thus far, these are the words that were eloquently structured in order to stand up to their oppressor's. By this time, the children of the children of the Jornaleros have gone to school and have become educated.

To declare.

A different word for 'introduction'.

1969 was a famous year in American history. Richard Nixon becomes president in January. Apollo 11 is launched. Woodstock festival took place in April. Neil Armstrong walks the moon in July.<br /> Nuclear testing is done in the pacific. The Vietnam was ongoing.

Here is the current description of Texas Rangers and Mexicans.

This is an entire description of what was going on in the ballad of Cortez. They had a pistol in his hand because they were simply trying to live and defend their livelihood.

I've heard my parents say this line before.

This is pretty messed up for not having any real reason to keep a foot on the throat the Texas-Mexican.

Rangers were simply trying to eradicate any lonely Mexican.

Richard King was a businessman that controlled the boats on the Rio Grande and eventually unclaimed land.

There were too many books being written about the Texas Rangers during this time. Was it to spread propaganda?

Another word for highest peak.

GUIDE TO LIFE AND LITERATURE OF THE SOUTHWEST

Gregorio Cortez - went to court a few times for different things. Murder, horse theft etc.

This is how the old life would be amused.

This is a word for small or small amount.

According to Paredes, he alludes that the Mexican image was created by the disease of racism brought from the east. The whites needed reasons to eliminate Mexicans so they created false narratives for the public.

The white Texan was very boring and only carried hate towards mexicans. There wasn't much to keep these people busy during these times.

This word is used quite often to describe the dance or the evolving Mexican in Texas.

His religion is the soul that is taking place for the mexican families near the border.

primogeniture - a system of inheritance to the eldest child.

A family man was being created. We are starting to visualize the shape of the family near the border.

The hierarchy described how one would describe their elders during these times.

Juan N. Cortina - came from an aristocratic family. Served during the Mexican way. Wikipedia says that he was the robin hood of the Rio Grande.

This paragraph describes how General Cortina respected his mother. After basically abandoning his wife and mother to join the mexican army, he wanted to reconcile with his mother.

From what I read online, this is a word for someone with less authority or a Spanish day laborer.

Still you don't hear the disease of racism described here.

Men and ranch hands both worked hard. There wasn't feelings of being superior over the other.

So far in this reading, this reading seems more factual and less emotion. He is good at erasing the grey areas of the different ethnic groups.

The spanish colonized, they had vaqueros (indians). They were absorbed into each but being so far away from your homeland opened their minds different customs.

The Spanish culture here didn't really like the Non-Spanish Europeans, They preferred Spanish to English.

This is a beautiful comparison of two rivers.

José de Escandón

This is the rebirth.

Author

Old vs New. Traditionalists vs Progressives.

Whose agenda are we attempting to fulfill?

One cannot ask this question unless they know which platform they stand on. Is it for the betterment of a society or families or individuals?

The author sort of plays the role of an observer. Guiding two perspectives to make the comparison between new and old ideals.

I love this word. In what ways have I been Mexicanized? I speak Spanish, and amongst other things, jalapenos and onions are a staple in my meals.

The children were too busy being Mexicanized.

Racisim tends to trickle into society by the few and jealous. It's taught and not inherited.

This is a religious reference to a prophet names Amos.

Seeing 'white' would enrage the Mexicans like a bull seeing a red flag.

A shack or shed but a home. [Jacal](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-mexican-vernacular-architecture#:~:text=The%20word%20jacal%20(Spanish%20for,to%20hold%20the%20roof%20vigas.)

By living in a city, you have access to more resources.

This word is still being used today. Something I'm interested in reading today: Jornaleros

I don't think the jornaleros realized that they were slaves. Sounds like the colonists came here and built infrastructure in order to make this sound appealing.

When I think of the word 'invasion', it's bad, there's many, overwhelming.

The elitists or classists. Upper class one would say. This is an interesting topic by doing a quick Google search. It's a group of people that seek to own land to gain status.

Unable to enter. Nothing was going to make them feel less than what they felt.

Do a quick history search on this town. Why was Brownsville the exception to not being governed by Mexicans?

For two hundred years, Texas-Mexicans didn't need anything from the north. They bid no attention to foreign culture that was slowly infiltrating their land.

A revival of some sort.