{"product_id":"donaciano-vigil-the-life-of-a-nuevomexicano-soldier-statesman-and-territorial-governor-9780826366382","title":"Donaciano Vigil: The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Santa Fe in 1802, Donaciano Vigil was an active participant in many of the critical events in New Mexico's history in the nineteenth century. Vigil was witness to New Mexico's transition from a Spanish province (1802-1821) to a Mexican department (1821-1846) and eventually to an American territory (1846-1877), and he was a key player in most of the events of that era. As a Hispano soldier and officer in the New Mexico Militia, he was instrumental in the Navajo Wars, the Rio Arriba insurrection of 1837, the Texas invasion of 1841, and the American invasion of 1846. As a Mexican statesman in New Mexico, he was one of the most active assemblymen. Following the American occupation, he joined the civil government, first as secretary, then as governor. It was in these roles that Donaciano left an enduring impact and legacy on the territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping biography of a remarkable man, Maurilio E. Vigil and Helene Boudreau fill the gap within the scholarship on Hispanics in nineteenth-century New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurilio E. Vigil\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus at New Mexico Highlands University. He is the author or coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHispanics in American Politics: The Search for Political Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHispanics in Congress: A Historical and Political Survey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico Government and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hispanics of New Mexico: Essays on History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelene Boudreau\u003c\/b\u003e teaches courses in history and political science at New Mexico Highlands University. Her scholarly research includes the political and historical study of charter schools in New Mexico and the sociological implications of prosecuting juveniles as adults.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890453414162,"sku":"9780826366382","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9e840bc-a3a8-49e3-a6db-9f93faa51a92.jpg?v=1768305112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/donaciano-vigil-the-life-of-a-nuevomexicano-soldier-statesman-and-territorial-governor-9780826366382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}