Early New Mexico Fur Trade, 1821-28

Author

David Weber

Publication Date

4-19-1964

Abstract

Today, the occasional appearance in New Mexican place names of the term nutria, a New Mexicanism meaning “beaver” serves as one of few reminders of the days when the mountain man trapped for pelts in the rivers and streams of the area that now comprises the State of New Mexico. And yet, as in other regions of the West, the fur trade flourished in New Mexico during the second and third decades of the nineteenth century. The village of Taos took its place with Fort Vancouver and St. Louis as a center for trappers.

Level of Degree

Masters

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Donald Colgett Cutter

Second Committee Member

Gerald David Nash

Third Committee Member

Sabine Reyes Ulibarrí

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Weber, David. "Early New Mexico Fur Trade, 1821-28." (1964). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/388