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A 3 page paper which examines the legacy of the Mexican Californian ranchos as seen in Douglas Monroy's "Thrown Among Strangers." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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ranches, that used Native labor and places where those who ruled felt they were better than all others. AS the ranchos began to decline they became lost, these Mexicans of
wealth and power, and they ultimately have led the state of California to a place where all Mexicans are lumped together, and seen as less than the white citizen of
the state. The following paper primarily examines Douglas Monroys "Thrown Among Strangers," illustrating the development of the ranchos and the legacy left by this elite group, a legacy that has
harmed all Hispanics in the state of California. Mexican Californian Ranchos The Mexican Californian ranchos apparently began with sort of a military ownership of sorts. With the first
land grant, one individual, Pedro Fages, "transformed elements of the military into the economic elite and initiated the rancho era of California history (Monroy, 1993; 113). These establishments had requirements
such as requirements for stone houses, so many head of cattle, and people that were employed to take care of the ranchos (Monroy, 1993; 113). As the missions of
California began to have more and more problems, not the least of which was rebellious outbreaks by the natives, the missions were slowly dissolved, and many of "The missions
were transubstantiated into ranchos" (Monroy, 1993; 127). These ranchos eventually came to have a very romantic depiction in stories throughout the years following their slow disappearance. Another author tells
us that with the opening up of the missions, with the secularization of the missions, more and more people were being allotted land grants, land for ranchos. This author also
notes that, "In 1846, above seven hundred land grants had been made by the authorities. Many of these, it is true, had been distributed among the friends of the administration,
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