JOURNAL ARTICLE

Globalizing the Lower Rio Grande: European Entrepreneurs in the Borderlands, 1749–1881. By Kyle B. Carpenter.

  • Published In: Western Historical Quarterly, 2025, v. 56, n. 3. P. 254 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Montejano, David 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on a book that examines the European presence in the lower Rio Grande Valley during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is divided into two parts: the first discusses the role of empresarios, or land promoters, in establishing European settlements amidst Native populations, while the second part shifts to European commission merchants and their influence on the region after it became part of the United States. The author critiques the book's argument regarding the impact of European entrepreneurs on American expansion, noting gaps in the evidence presented. The work is highlighted as a significant resource for understanding Mexican-Anglo relations in mid-nineteenth century Texas, contributing to the literature on the Texas-Mexican borderlands. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Western Historical Quarterly. 2025/09, Vol. 56, Issue 3, p254
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0043-3810
  • DOI:10.1093/whq/whaf037
  • Accession Number:188503068
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