JOURNAL ARTICLE

Colonizing Ourselves: Tejano Back-to-Mexico Movements and the Making of a Settler Colonial Nation. By José Angel Hernández.

Published In: Western Historical Quarterly, 2025, v. 56, n. 3. P. 252 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Mckiernan-González, John 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the migration of Mexican and Mexican American farmers from Central Texas to Mexico in 1895, driven by deteriorating conditions for sharecroppers and disenfranchisement in the United States. José Angel Hernández's work, "Colonizing Ourselves," examines this movement as part of a broader Mexican state effort to establish organized ethnic communities in regions not fully controlled by the state. Hernández argues that this colonization is a significant aspect of Mexican state formation, comparable to settler colonialism in other countries. The article highlights the complexities of identity and community among these migrants, suggesting that many viewed Mexico as offering better prospects for their future. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

Source:Western Historical Quarterly. 2025/09, Vol. 56, Issue 3, p252
Document Type:Article
Subject Area:History
Publication Date:2025
ISSN:0043-3810
DOI:10.1093/whq/whaf035
Accession Number:188503066
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