--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote: > > > All the Colotlan and nearby area researchers of this group. Help me come > up with some interview questions for these Historiadores. > > what do you want to know? > > joseph > >
- What is the mining history of Colotlan?
- Were the inhabitants of Colotlan and nearby areas migratory in nature, looking for the
best jobs they could?- Did the Native American Indians of Colotlan survive? Are they still there?
- Is it true the haciendas turned over every three generations?
- What percent of the population in the 1700’s and 1800’s actually lived in the "city", like
Colotlan vis-á-vis on the small ranches/haciendas?- How did Colotlan compare in the 1700’s and 1800’s to the major cities of Guadalajuara
and Mexico City?- Who were the important figures in Colotlan history, both Spanish and Native American
Indian?- How much influence did the Catholic Church have in the area? How much land did the
Catholic church own or control before the land reforms of the 1850’s?- Why was Colotlan originally chosen as a site for colonization by the Spanish?
- When did the Spanish first come in force to the area? Were there distinct "waves" of
immigration? Where did these Spaniards come from—provinces?- Is Colotlan today a prosperous city? If so, why? If not, why not?
- Does a large percentage of the young people in Colotlan emigrate to USA today? If so,
why?- Is "status" in Colotlan and the nearby area based on race or money or family history?
- Is the area still Catholic?
Basta.
Ed