Governor Antonio Narbona to Antonio José Martínez, Santa Fe, 10 de abril de 1826* Translation by Rick Hendricks No. 178 Instruction that the presbyter don Antonio Martinez must follow to carry out the commission for which he has been fully authorized by this government according to…
By Rick Hendricks Théodore Rouault was born in Combourg, France, on 29 May1850. In 1876 at the age of twenty-six, the young priest sailed to the United States and was soon serving Immaculate Conception church in Yuma, Arizona, and he was exercising his priestly duties in Mesilla, New Mexico,…
Transcripción por Rick Hendricks Alonso Victores Rubin de Celis, alcalde mayor de este Real Presidio del Paso del Norte fray Juan Miguel Menchero Predicador General Jubilado Calificador del Santo oficio Notario Appostólico Aprobado ex Custodio de la Provincia del Santo evangelio ex Vissitador de la Custodi- a…
Franciscans: Beyond the Colonial Monuments Less well-known are the hundreds of Franciscan friars who continued to work, for the most part very quietly, in New Mexico and the Southwest throughout the twentieth century and down to the present. By Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M. Elsewhere on this website, you can…
Dr. John Ballou Newbrough with his eyes blindfolded drove north at sunrise until he reached the village of Dona Ana. There he turned west and went unerringly to a bend in the river that his spirit guides called the ideal location for the Land of Shalam. By Lee Priestley…
Rosemary Nusbaums "Tierra Dulce" is a collection of Jesse Nusbaums favorite yarns. One of them concerns the big dust-up in Santa Fe when the proposal was made that it be the site for a statue honoring pioneer women. He called it, The Legend of the Pioneer Mother. By Fern…
Solomon Bibo was born in Brakel, Germany on August 30, 1853. He made an auspicious arrival at midnight so some historians put the date of his birth as August 29th. Bibo was one of eleven children. Like many young Jewish men in Germany during this time, Bibo and his…
In 1917, an image of the Blessed Mary appeared in Judge Baca's new window. Thousands of people pilgrimaged to the Baca house to view the image. The account was recorded by A.A. Carter on April 17, 1936 as part of the WPA Writers Project. A.A. Carter Strange Phenomena of…
A short excerpt from the Introduction of Sylvia Rodriguez book The Matachines Dance. From the Introduction of The Matachines Dance by Sylvia Rodriguez The Matachines dance is a ritual drama performed on certain saint’s days in Pueblo Indian and Mexicano/Hispano communities along the upper Rio Grande valley and elsewhere…
"In the Forgotten Land of God: The Influence of the Genizaros on Penitential Practices of the Mission Frontier of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado" By Randall James Weaver Graduate Student California State University, Dominguez Hills In 1840, the American explorer and trader Josiah Gregg encountered a startling scene…
