Last Watched

"The White Caps"  Sort by

Foreigners in their Own Land

   2013    History
One hundred years after Columbus' arrival in the Caribbean, Spanish Conquistadors and Priests, push into North America in search of gold and to spread Catholicism. With the arrival of the British in North America, the two colonial systems produce contrasting societies that come in conflict as Manifest Destiny pushes the U.S into the Mexican territories of the South West. As the Gold Rush floods California with settlers, complex and vital communities are overwhelmed. The elites, including Mariano Vallejo and Apolinaria Lorenzana lose their land. Mexicans and Mexican Americans are treated as second-class citizens, facing discrimination and racial violence. Resistance to this injustice appears in New Mexico as Las Gorras Blancas (The White Caps), burn Anglo ranches and cut through barbed wire to prevent Anglo encroachment. At the same time, New Mexicans manage to transform themselves through education, managing to preserve Hispano culture in New Mexico and their standing in the midst of an era of conquest and dispossession.
Series: Latino Americans
Clarkson Farm Season 2

Clarkson Farm Season 2

2023  Nature
Clarkson Farm

Clarkson Farm

2021  Nature
Long Way Up

Long Way Up

2020  Culture
The Jinx

The Jinx

  History
The Hunt

The Hunt

2015  Nature
Secrets of the Universe

Secrets of the Universe

2021  Science
Beyond the Elements

Beyond the Elements

2020  Science