An early Chicano Studies consideration of a unique state, concluding that "to the extent that the Spanish-American heritage has become the New Mexican heritage, it will be preserved by Hispanos and Anglos alike. It may fairly be said that in this sense, the New Mexico situation IS different from that in other areas--but the primary differences seem to be in the social behavior relating the various classes and ethnic groups to each other and to the whole." Gonzalez does not seem to know that every individual, no matter their background, was valued for their contribution to the communiity in the sparsely settled West. And most people of Latino descent did not consider themselves to be 'Mexicans.'
An early Chicano Studies consideration of a unique state, concluding that "to the extent that the Spanish-American heritage has become the New Mexican heritage, it will be preserved by Hispanos and Anglos alike. It may fairly be said that in this sense, the New Mexico situation IS different from that in other areas--but the primary differences seem to be in the social behavior relating the various classes and ethnic groups to each other and to the whole." Gonzalez does not seem to know that every individual, no matter their background, was valued for their contribution to the communiity in the sparsely settled West. And most people of Latino descent did not consider themselves to be 'Mexicans.'
