“Through exhaustive documentary research, Virginia Sanchez gives Spanish-speaking leaders their overdue credit for fighting for Hispano rights and contributing to the creation of Colorado.”
—William Convery, Colorado State Historian, 2008-2015
“Useful, informative, and insightful.”
—David A. Sandoval, Colorado State University–Pueblo
"The overall contribution of Pleas and Petitions is a better understanding of the issues early Hispano settlers faced in Colorado and a great contribution to the historical development of southern Colorado as a place."
—Journal of Historical Geography
"An exciting addition to the historiography of territorial Colorado and to scholarship on the relationship between race, colonialism, and violence in the American West."
—Western Historical Quarterly
"A fantastic addition to Colorado history from an ethnic-centered perspective, and it contributes greatly to ongoing recovery projects."
—Southwestern Historical Quarterly
"Written with an engaging, compelling voice, this book immediately takes its place as a must-own for anyone studying the interactions of ethnic communities in the American West."
—Derek Everett, New Mexico Historical Review