NEH Grant Propels Quest to Uncover the Lost Histories of the Chichimeca

(March 14, 2024)

UC San Diego News

They were labeled as barbarians, unfit for the history books. To reclaim the lost story of the Chichimeca peoples of northern Mexico, UC San Diego Professor of History Dana Velasco Murillo is scouring primary sources across the globe to find traces of the neglected voices of these nomadic peoples. The six-year research project is nearing completion, thanks to a recent $60,000 grant received from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).