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San Diego Chicano History

Chapter 1: Indigenous San Diego

Key Questions

  1. Where did the first people come from?
  2. Why are local Indian people and their history important to Mexicans and Chicanos?
  3. Who were the Kumeyaay?
  4. What kind of sprituality did the first people have?
  5. What kind of culture did they have?
  6. What happened when the first Kumeyaays encountered the Spanish?
  7. What happened when the first European settlers came?

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Chapters

  • 1. Indigenous San Diego
    • First People
    • Local Indians
    • Kumeyaay
    • Their Spirituality
    • Their Culture
    • Encounter with the Spanish
    • European Settlers
    • Resources
  • 2. Spanish San Diego
  • 3. Mexican San Diego
  • 4. The U.S. - Mexican War in San Diego
  • 5. San Diego's Mexican Community, 1850-1910
  • 6. Revolutionary San Diego and Tijuana
  • 7. La Lucha: The Beginnings of the Struggle, 1920-1930s
  • 8. World War II
  • 9. El Campo
  • 10. Activism 1965 – 2000
  • 11. The Chicana and the Arts
  • 12. Gentrification in Barrio Logan
  • 13. The Border and Human Rights

Resources

  • A. Maps
  • B. Photo Gallery
Home Page

Last Update:
November 7, 2011

Photos


  • Cross
    Petroglyph

  • Unknown
    Petroglyph

  • Jacale

  • California
    Indian

  • Indian Trio

  • Luiseno
    Elders

  • Hut

  • Map of
    Villages

  • 1769 Map
 

Audio

Audio file: Bird Dance SongBird Song Dance- Mojave (.wav)
[ text-equivalent ]