Background
Valencia, Robert Theron Himmerich y was born on December 13, 1932 in Ipswich, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fred and Florence Lucille (Angel-Barnard) Himmerich.
( While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped a...)
While the Spanish conquistadors have been stereotyped as rapacious treasure seekers, many firstcomers to the New World realized that its greatest wealth lay in the native populations whose labor could be harnessed to build a new Spain. Hence, the early arrivals in Mexico sought encomiendas—"a grant of the Indians of a prescribed indigenous polity, who were to provide the grantee (the encomendero) tribute in the form of commoditiesand service in return for protection and religious instruction." This study profiles the 506 known encomenderos in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the years 1521-1555, using their life histories to chart the rise, florescence, and decline of the encomienda system. The first part draws general conclusions about the actual workings of the encomienda system. The second part provides concise biographies of the encomenderos themselves.
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Valencia, Robert Theron Himmerich y was born on December 13, 1932 in Ipswich, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fred and Florence Lucille (Angel-Barnard) Himmerich.
Bachelor, California State University, Fullerton, 1970; Master of Arts, California State University, Fullerton, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1984.
Enlisted, United States Marine Corps, 1950;
second in command Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1953;
advanced through grades to major, United States Marine Corps, 1967;
served in Korea, Vietnam, Hawaii among others, United States Marine Corps, 1950-1973;
retired, United States Marine Corps, 1973;
owner, Himmerich Trucks, Tustin, California, 1973-1975;
vice president, Jaskulski, Himmerich & Horan Brokerage Inc., Costa Mesa, California, 1975-1991;
visiting assistant professor department history, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1985-1990;
associate director academic programs Latin American Institute, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1990-1992;
associate professor department history, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1994. Lecturer department history University of California at Los Angeles, 1985. Editor New Mexico History Review, Albuquerque, since 1992.
Farmer, Pena Blanca, New Mexico, since 1985.
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Board of directors Santa Fe Fiesta Foundation, since 1989, New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities, Albuquerque, since 1993. Member Santa Fe Rodeo Association, since 1991. Member We. History Association, Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American History, Marine Corps Association.
Married Eva Margaret Valencia, September 24, 1953. 1 child, Marc Valencia Himmerich.