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The Hispano Homeland:The Hispano Homeland:Past, Present, and FuturePast, Present, and Future

And the Pecos River as Hispano Homeland RelictAnd the Pecos River as Hispano Homeland RelictBrock BrownBrock Brown

Texas State University—San MarcosFall, 2011

Outing One•Introduction to the geographical perspective (refer to Essay)•The geographical nature of this topic•Homelands•The Spanish Homelands in the United States•The environments with emphasis on the Northern New Mexico and how it is different from the other homelands•Processes of all cultural change

Innovation/invention Diffusion and types (expansion and relocation)

The Hispano The Hispano Homeland:Homeland:

Past, Present, and Past, Present, and FutureFuture

Geography is a broadly applicable, interdisciplinary perspective that allows for the observation and analysis of anything distributed across Earth space.

First, it observes spatial distributions (anything that can be mapped) by asking “who or what is being observed, when is it being observed, and where is it?” (knowing)

Next, it investigates the underlying spatial processes responsible for the observed distribution by asking “how and why?” (understanding)

Finally, it attempts to make spatial predictions and decisions by asking how can the observed distributions be preserved or changed by asking “how can and what if?” (applying)

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Geographical distribution of Homelands

Environments of the Spanish Homelands

Homelands in the United States

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(Nostrand and Estaville, 2001)

Homelands defined

Homeland, an uncertain concept People - unifying ethnic identity, self-conscious

awareness Place or territory Bonding with place - emotional feelings of

attachment adjusted to its natural environment, and left their

impress in the form of a cultural landscape Control of place - desire to possess, even

compulsions to defend, facilitates bonding Time – to bond

(Nostrand and Estaville, 2001)

Into the Hispano Homeland with

Richard L. Nostrand 30 years ago

Nostrand’s work on theHispano Homeland

Causes of All Cultural Change

Innovation/Invention Think it up themselves Not very likely

Spatial diffusion How innovations spread from place of origin Barriers to diffusion slow or stop change resulting from

diffusion In the absence of diffusion, little change is expected to

occur

Diffusion

Diffusion

Expansion Relocation

Diffusion is the process by which things spread across time and space.

Expansion Diffusion1. hierarchical 2. contagious 3. stimulus

More knowers/ adopters

Relocation Diffusion = MigrationIf vonuntary, due to “push” and “pull” factors

Same knowers/adopters, but people move/migrate and take cultural/economic experiences and way

of life with them to new location.

How did Spanish culture traits get to New Mexico?

Archaic Folk Culture:A group of people who . . .

Premise, all cultural change is due to:

1)local Innovation/Invention; or

2)it is due to Spatial Diffusion.

Examples:The English in the AppalachiaThe French in CanadaHispanos in New Mexico

Hispano Homeland compared to other early

Spanish areas of settlement.

Early diffusionPreservation through

geographical isolation