Martin Amador

1902, statehood, territories, Las Cruces; Martin Amador

Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012

Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs

Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives

Martin Amador's 1902 testimony before Senator Beveridge's Committee on Territories set New Mexico statehood back ten years. Las Cruces residents were not amused.