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The Alianza had affiliates in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico and San Luis, Colorado . Hispanic residents had settled in the areas of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado centuries before. Under the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo , the United States Congress ostensibly guaranteed that current residents would retain their land rights after the New Mexico Territory was transferred to U.S. ownership. However, by the 1960s, many traditional Shepherd s had lost their land to cattle ranchers and the U.S. Forestry Service . The Tierra Amarilla incident On June 5 , 1967 , in Tierra Amarilla, a small band of Chicanos affiliated with Alianza Federal de Mercedes attempted to arrest the County's district attorney and put him on trial. Sabine R. Ulibarri , ''Tierra Amarilla; stories of New Mexico/Cuentos de Nuevo Mexico'', University of New Mexico Press, 1971, trade hardback, 167 pages, in English and Spanish, ISBN 0-8263-0212-2 There were shots fired and two men were wounded. The invaders held the Courthouse for two hours, ransacking it, but the district attorney was out of town. The National Guard , equipped with armored Tank s, was called in by Governor Of New Mexico David Cargo . While the gunmen were in hiding, the National Guard held many of their family members captive. This incident received national publicity and brought the Alianza's cause to public attention. REFERENCES |
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