The twentieth century has taken its toll on the remnants of prehistoric civilization in Chaco Canyon. By Robin Wakeland Sun washes it with white light, wind beats desert grit in and out of its plumbline crevices, and relentless rain dissolves adobe plaster with which it was built. Tourists trample…
MORA A census of the Bernalillo community made circa 1803 lists Salvador Mora, age thirty-two (born circa 1771), and his wife Rosa Salazar, age twenty-eight (born circa 1775). This couple was enumerated with six children: Francisco, age fourteen (born circa 1789); Antonio, age twelve (born circa 1791); Juan Diego,…
There is confusion over Juan Lujan, Juan Lujan viejo, Domingo Lujan, and their relationships to each other. This article examines possibilities such as brothers, brothers-in-law, father/son, etc. LUJÁN On 12 August 1662, Juan Luján, el viejo (ONMF: 63), "vecino y alcalde mayor de La Cañada," gave his age as…
CRESPÍN Chávez mentioned that Cristóbal Crespín (ONMF: 167) was recruited along with other families of Zacatecas, and that his mother, or mother-in-law was a woman named Juana de Ancizo (ONMF: 125 & 167). As it turns out, Cristóbal Crespín came to New Mexico in late 1693 with his mother,…
While researching records related to the city of San José del Parral, Nueva Vizcaya (now Hidalgo de Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico), Gerald J. Mandell extracted historical and genealogical information about the Gallegos family (ONMF: 31). He shared some of his research with the editors of the Vargas Project (University of…
SANDOVAL MARTÍNEZ Juan de Sandoval Martínez (ONMF: 282) and Juana Hernández came to New Mexico in 1694 with one son, Miguel de Sandoval Martínez. They were the parents of at least two other children who did not come with them to New Mexico. These children were: María Magdalena Sandoval…
RAEL There is a branch of the Rael family of New Mexico that was founded by a man named Pedro Marcial Rael who was married with Ysabel Cedillo. This man was a natural son of Alonso II Rael de Aguilar. He may be the same person as Pedro Marcial…
ORTIZ New genealogical information about the Ortiz family of New Mexico is the subject of a seventeen-page article, “Ortiz Family Genealogical Research and New Records for the Ortiz Family of Mexico City,” (El Farolito, Vol. 8. No. 4. 2005L: quarterly journal of the Olibama López Tushar Hispanic Legacy Research…
A young boy learns an important life lesson from his elderly uncle and his compadres on a late Sunday afternoon. "I learned that the Hispanic or raza lives twice: once when he passes through the present, and the next time when he remembers it. Sundays were fun and real…
A young girl recalls the beauty of her madrina (godmother) and the joy her visits would bring into her life. My godmother was in town. She had come to visit mother and was waiting to take a picture with me. I, of course, was out in the mountains somewhere…
