Reies López Tijerina was a Chicano activist and leader of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes (Federal Alliance of Land Grants), a movement that sought to reclaim land grants in New Mexico that had been taken from Mexican-American communities in the 19th century. He played a prominent role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, advocating for the restoration of land rights and self-determination for Chicano communities.
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