Box 54
Container
Contains 32 Results:
Josefa Tijerina Gallegos & Maria Tijerina Moreno, (sisters of RLT),, 1961 - 1967
File — Box: 54, Folder: 26
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:
1961 - 1967
Cristobal (Chris) Lopez Tijerina, (younger brother of RLT),, 1960 - 1985
File — Box: 54, Folder: 27
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:
1960 - 1985
Antonio Tijerina, (father of RLT), 1961 - 1972
File — Box: 54, Folder: 28
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:
1961 - 1972
Margarito L. Tijerina, (elder brother of RLT), 1961 - 1973
File — Box: 54, Folder: 29
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:
1961 - 1973
Anselmo Tijerina, (eldest brother of RLT),, 1961 - 1967
File — Box: 54, Folder: 30
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:
1961 - 1967
Esther Tijerina, (sister-in-law of RLT),, 1971 - 1974
File — Box: 54, Folder: 31
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:
1971 - 1974
Maria Escobar, (RLT's 1st wife),, 1960 - 1974
File — Box: 54, Folder: 32
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:
1960 - 1974