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The Penitente Brotherhood

Michael P. Carroll

As a result, Carroll concludes, Penitente membership facilitated the "rise of the modernin New Mexico and--however unintentionally--made it that much easier, after the territory's annexation by the United States, for the Anglo legal system to dispossess Hispanos of their land.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · medium confidenceSociety & Culture81 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryTopic Classifier: Food, Agriculture & Land -> Business & EconomicsFood, Agriculture & LandLatin America & the CaribbeanLaw & Legal ChangeRegional & Local History

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Anthropology and Sociology2002Honorable mentionOfficial source
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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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    Penitente membership facilitated the rise of modern New Mexico and, unintentionally, made it easier after U.S. annexation for the Anglo legal system to dispossess Hispanos of their land.

    Model confidence 52%

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