Chapter 3. A sketch of the cultural-historical environment-Part 2: Spanish entradas to the present

Thomas Merlan

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Chapter 3. A sketch of the cultural-historical environment-Part 2: Spanish entradas to the present

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas Merlan

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Anschuetz, Kurt F.; Merlan, Thomas. More than a scenic mountain landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve land use history. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-196. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 25-30.

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Abstract

This chapter outlines the history and culture of the lands in the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) from the mid-sixteenth-century Spanish entradas (expeditions) into New Mexico to the present. The discussion draws from documentary sources listed in the accompanying annotated bibliography.

Parent Publication

More than a scenic mountain landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve land use history

Keywords

Valles Caldera National Preserve, VCNP, land use, Spanish entradas

Citation

Merlan, Thomas. 2007. Chapter 3. A sketch of the cultural-historical environment-Part 2: Spanish entradas to the present. In: Anschuetz, Kurt F.; Merlan, Thomas. More than a scenic mountain landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve land use history. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-196. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 25-30.