Ezequiel C. de Baca By Anselmo F. Arellano Many times during the historical course of a society, leaders emerge to represent their people and assist them in societal concerns. Much of the history of a people is thus manifest in the types, number and charisma of its leaders. The…
Yasutaro Soga, Japanese Internee By Lauren Gray* On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This momentous and shocking event propelled the United States into the Second World War as America joined the Allied forces in the fight…
The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847 By: Robert J. Torrez The occupation of New Mexico by United States troops in 1846, like the much better known reconquest of New Mexico by Diego de Vargas in 1692, is often characterized as peaceful and bloodless because it was accomplished without…
Viva Dios y la nación y la fe de Jesucristo pues los puntos mas principales que defienden son los que siguen. 1º Ser con Dios y la nación y la fe de Jesucristo. 2º Defender nuestra patria hasta derramar la última gota de Sangre para consequir la victoria pretendida…
Rio Vigela, 30 miles south of Santa Fe August 22d 1846 My Dearest Wife, You will see by the date of this letter that we have at length arrived at the long sought for place, Santa Fe. On the 18th Gen. Kearny took formal possession of the capitol of…
A representative of Spain, Don Juan O'Donojú, signed the Treaty of Córdoba with Iturbide on August 24, 1821, to signify Spain's acceptance of the Plan de Iguala and recognition of the independence of Mexico. However, King Ferdinand VII denied O'Donojú's authority to sign the treaty and declared it illegal…
State Records Center and Archives Ground Breaking: By Robert Torrez On 15 May 1996 the State of New Mexico held a ground breaking for the construction of a long awaited State Records Center and Archives building in Santa Fe. The event marked the culmination of a lengthy struggle by…
By: Art Scott and Mike Lord The arrival of the railroad into the New Mexico territory in 1879 created major changes most notably in commerce. Since 1821 the most significant trade route between New Mexico and the United States had been the Santa Fe Trail. The town of Santa…
By William Wroth “Rio Grande” is the name given to Hispanic blanket weaving in nineteenth-century New Mexico. It is a craft tradition which has deep roots in Mexico and in the Southwest. Prior to the Spanish Conquest, weaving had long been practiced by Native Americans in New Mexico and…
Robert D. Martínez In the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives at the New Mexico State Commission of Public Records in Santa Fe, there is a document that gives great insight into the lives of these New Mexican Gallegos people. It is the last will and testament of…
