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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
HispanoHomeland
(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