Cleveland; San Antonio de Mora By Kathy Erdman Cleveland has its roots in the early nineteenth century, when Governor Alberto Maynez established a policy to open new settlement in the verdant valleys of the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Created to relieve the overcrowding of…
By Ashley Sherry Blue Lake, a sacred shrine for Taos Pueblo Indians, is located high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt’s executive order made Blue Lake and the surrounding territory a part of the Carson National Forest under the control…
8 12 1798 Rencher, Abraham Abraham Rencher was born on August 12, 1798 near Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina, the son of John Grant, the county Sheriff, and Ann (Nelson) Rencher. An Episcopalian whose father migrated from Ireland. Rencher was married to Louisa Mary Jones of Chatham County,…
by William H. Wroth When Hispanic colonists arrived in New Mexico in 1598 under the leadership of Juan de Oñate, they settled at Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo, which Oñate named San Juan de los Caballeros. After living at Ohkay Owingeh for a while, Oñate chose to make Yungé…
By Malcolm Ebright Kirby Benedict (1811-1874) was born in Kent, Connecticut and grew up near the first law school established in the American colonies, the Litchfield Law School. He did not attend Litchfield, whose register of students included many prominent lawyers to be. Instead, Benedict studied law under John…
Navajo Code Talkers; Saipan; June 1944 Navajo_Code_Talkers, Saipan, June 1944. Diné Bizaad yee Nidaazbaaʼígíí, 1944 biyiihah yę́ędą́ą́ʼ, Saipan hoolyéedi éélkid. Navajo_Code_Talkers, Saipan, June 1944 Diné Bizaad yee Nidaazbaaʼígíí, 1944 biyiihah yę́ędą́ą́ʼ, Saipan hoolyéedi éélkid.Courtesy, U.S. Navy. All rights reserved.
By Robert D. Martínez José Ruiz de Valdés, native of Oviedo in Asturias and the son of Francisco Ruis de Valdés and Maria de Casso, married María Hernández de Medina Cabrera of Mexico City, daughter of Alonso Hernández and Josefa de Cabrera. The banns of matrimony were recorded in…
4 10 1930 Upon reaching one’s 82nd birthday, most people might expect a cake, a few gifts and perhaps a visit from family and friends. On her 82nd birthday, native New Mexican Dolores Huerta learned that she would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Of course, Ms. Huerta has…
By Robert D. Martínez On 7 June 1693, José Bernardo Mascareñas married María de Acosta, daughter of Nicolas Acosta, in Mexico City. However, up to this point the origins…
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