The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-speaking Californians, 1846-1890
- ISBN-10
- 0520016378
- ISBN-13
- 9780520016378
- Category
- California
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1966
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Leonard Pitt
Description
""Decline of the Californios" is one of those rare works that first gained fame for its pathbreaking and original nature, but which now maintains its status as a classic of California and ethnic history."--Douglas Monroy, author of "Thrown among Strangers"
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