Live and Let Die: The Death of Charles Bent, first American Governor of New Mexico

About this episode

This episode discusses the Taos Revolt and its implications for New Mexico's identity and governance.

The Taos Revolt established New Mexico as a place distinct from from the political and ethnic constructs that shaped it. Like our varied geography, the people of New Mexico made distinctions within and among their groups as to whether and how to resist absorption by the United States. This episode should be considered part of our "Hard History" series, notes are included in the link below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1me1Dbv2KTWEkGRYMCoEIHr5dZt3iQcQqrFU3Ww_ILk8/edit?usp=sharing Episo...

People in this episode

Host: Men of Enchantment

Topics covered

• New Mexico history
• Taos Revolt
• American governance
• ethnic constructs
• resistance
• Hard History

Keywords

• Charles Bent
• Taos Revolt
• New Mexico
• American history
• ethnic identity
• resistance
• Hard History

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Mexico

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