ish ▁for ▁" The ▁White ▁C aps ") ▁was ▁a ▁group ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁American ▁South west ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Ang lo - American ▁squ at ters . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁by ▁brothers ▁Juan ▁Jose , ▁Pablo , ▁and ▁N ican or ▁Herr era , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁vec inos ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory ▁pueblo ▁communities ▁of ▁El ▁Bur ro , ▁El ▁Sal it re , ▁O j itos ▁Fri os , ▁and ▁San ▁Ger on imo , ▁in ▁present ▁day ▁San ▁Miguel ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁the ▁northern ▁Mexican ▁front ier ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go ▁( 1 8 4 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁G ads den ▁P urchase ▁( 1 8 5 3 ), ▁Ang lo ▁Americans ▁began ▁imm igr ating ▁in ▁large ▁numbers ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁territ ories . ▁Ang los ▁began ▁taking ▁lands ▁from ▁both ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁His pan os ▁by ▁different ▁means , ▁most ▁not ably ▁by ▁squ atting . ▁S qu at ters ▁often ▁then ▁sold ▁these ▁lands ▁to ▁land ▁spec ul ators ▁for ▁huge ▁prof its , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Hom est ead ▁Act . ▁His pan os ▁demanded ▁that ▁their ▁lands ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁them ▁but ▁the ▁govern ments ▁did