Culture Change and Shifting Populations in Central Northern Mexico
Year: 1982
Summary
The present paper is a preliminary attempt to consider the history and processes of cultural contact of several now-extinct aboriginal groups that inhabited the area of centra northern Mexico during part of the Spanish Colonial period. While the general region comprises roughly the area south of the Rio Grande, east of the Florido River in Chihuahua, north of the town of Parras and the Laguna district (Torreon, Coahuila), and west of the modern highway that runs south from Piedras Negras to Saltillo, Coahuila, the study is actually concentrated on the desert-dwelling Indians of the western half of this area--- principally the eastern portion of the present-day Mexican state of Chihuahua. This emphasis stems from the limitations of the documents consulted within the period of research. As a matter of convenience, the entire region has been designated by several general terms such as the "central desert" or the "Greater Bolson de Mapimi," although it is recognized that some modern geographers object to such extensive use of "Bolson de Mapimi".
Cite this Record
Culture Change and Shifting Populations in Central Northern Mexico. 1982 ( tDAR id: 458581) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458581
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Keywords
Culture
Cabezas
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Chisos
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Coahuilenos
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Laguneros
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Slineros
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Tobosos
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
Geographic Keywords
Big Bend Region
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Coahuila (State / Territory)
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Monclova
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Parras
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San Pedro (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -118.345; min lat: 17.98 ; max long: -96.328; max lat: 35.03 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Amerind Museum
Record Identifiers
MS(s): 405
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