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.

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King Tiger canonical 2

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instanceOf Chicano movement leader
civil rights activist
human
activismPeriod 1960s
1970s
advocatedFor recognition of Spanish and Mexican land grants
rights of rural Hispanic villagers in New Mexico
cause Mexican-American civil rights
land grant rights for Hispanic and Chicano communities
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs leader of the Chicano land-grant movement in New Mexico
prominent Mexican-American civil rights activist
ethnicGroup Mexican American
ethnicIdentity Chicano
knownFor challenging loss of communal land grants after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
organizing direct actions to reclaim land grants in New Mexico
languageSpoken English
Spanish
movement Chicano Movement
linked to: Chicano movement

Chicano land-grant movement
nickname King Tiger
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
community organizer
religious preacher
placeOfActivity New Mexico
Southwestern United States
politicalAlignment Chicano nationalism
regionOfFocus Northern New Mexico
sexOrGender male

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Reies López Tijerina nickname King Tiger
subject linked to: King Tiger