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Box 39

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

State of NM vs. Baltazar Martinez, Case Nos. 3999 - 4006, 4028, October 1968; State of NM vs. Juan Valdez, Baltazar Martinez, Case Nos. 4001, 4028; State of NM vs. Juan Valdez, Case Nos, 4028 & 490 (Appeal),, July 1969 - May 1971

 File — Box: 39, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Reies Lopez Tijerina Papers document Tijerina's career as a Chicano activist in New Mexico with the bulk of the collection reflecting his activities from 1963-1978. Tijerina is most remembered for his June 5, 1967 raid on the Rio Arriba County Courthouse in Tierra Amarilla and the ensuing trial in which he defended himself to a 'not guilty' verdict. The majority of the collection consists of the records of the land grant organization that he founded in 1963, the Alianza Federal...
Dates: July 1969 - May 1971