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Growth of Education in New Mexico in Early History
A summary of Arnold Rodriguez’s study on New Mexico education in transition from 1830s to 1850s. It notes literacy scarcity from the 1850 census, church leaders advancing schooling, early schools in Santa Fe and Laguna, legislative attempts to fund schooling, and the emergence of Santa Fe newspapers including El Crepusculo de la Libertad and La Verdad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
New
Arnold Rodrigez
New Mexico
Wr. Rodriguez
Historical Review
Frank D. Reeve
Pat A. F Walter
UNM
Rodriguez
John Baptist Lamy
Lamy
Heny W. Read
Santa Fe
Samuel Gorman
Laguna
Ramon Abreu
el Crepusculo de la Libertad
la Verdad
Ceran St. Vrain
el Neuvo Mexi