King Tiger
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King Tiger is the nickname of Reies López Tijerina, a prominent Mexican-American civil rights activist and leader of the Chicano land-grant movement in New Mexico during the 1960s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Reies López Tijerina | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chicano movement leader
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activismPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
recognition of Spanish and Mexican land grants
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rights of rural Hispanic villagers in New Mexico ⓘ |
| cause |
Mexican-American civil rights
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land grant rights for Hispanic and Chicano communities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
leader of the Chicano land-grant movement in New Mexico
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prominent Mexican-American civil rights activist ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Chicano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging loss of communal land grants after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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organizing direct actions to reclaim land grants in New Mexico ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
Chicano Movement
NERFINISHED
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Chicano land-grant movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | King Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | leadership in the Chicano land-grant movement in the 1960s ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in the Chicano land-grant movement in New Mexico ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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community organizer ⓘ religious preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Chicano nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | Northern New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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