Eighteenth Century NM Organizer
New Mexico History • Spanish Colonial Era
Eighteenth-Century New Mexico (1700–1800)
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Directions: Listen to the lecture/discussion and record concise bullet points, keywords, and cause-and-effect notes in each column.
Focus on Keywords
Category & Guiding Themes
What Changed? (Key Shifts & Realities)
Why Does It Matter? (Significance)
Religion & Culture
Missions, Pueblo traditions, syncretism, colonial power.
Unequal colonial exchange
Land & Settlement
Land grants (mercedes), acequias, livestock, communal resources.
Roots of 19th c. land disputes
Frontier & Conflict
Comanche, Apache, Navajo; raids, captive trade, shifting alliances.
Dynamic borderland zone
Society & Economy
Isolation, Genízaros, Hispano villages, Pueblo resilience, trade fairs.
Distinct borderland identity
Colonial Era Synthesis
1–2 complete sentences
By 1800, New Mexico was...
