In the spring of 1847, with the end of the Mexican-American War in sight, many people in the New Mexico territory struggle to adapt to American rule.
The newly acquired territory brings many challenges and an uncertain stability to the already divided America.
Old paths are destroyed while new ones begin to take shape with disorder and vigilante justice paving the way.
Mexican Rancheros and Apache Indians struggle to keep their land while being continuously threatened by a flood of American s.