BLURRED BORDERS: APACHE ACCULTURATION AND ADAPTATION DURING THE LAST DECADES OF SPANISH RULE
Matthew Babcock Associate Professor University of North Texas (Dallas) This lecture will focus on the forgotten Chihene Apache farming experiment at Sabinal, New Mexico from 1790-1795 by placing it in the context of Apache-Spanish relations and Spanish Indian policy. In response to drought and military pressure, thousands of Apaches de paz settled near Spanish presidios…