1886 The Ranger and the Saboteur By John P. Wilson Las Cruces, New Mexico We think of the sheriffs and U.S. Marshals of the Old West as the men who brought law to the mesquite in early-day New Mexico. However, what about up in the ponderosas, among the occasional…
Victory for Gallegos, 1853 On September 5, 1853, Padre José Manuel Gallegos, an Albuquerque priest, defeated Gov. William Carr Lane in a hotly contested congressional election. Padre Gallegos had been educated in Durango, Mexico, as many priests from New Mexico had. During the late Mexican period, Gallegos had become increasingly…
1810 by Denise Holladay Damico, Ph.D. New Mexico History Scholar While Guadalupe Miranda may be best known in New Mexico history as one of the original recipients of what came to be known as the Maxwell Land Grant, his legacy stretches beyond that claim to fame. After the conquest…
6 14 1870 By Mark B. Thompson Having served as the last Chief Justice of the territorial Supreme Court and the first federal judgeafter New Mexico achieved statehood, William H. Pope has a unique place in New Mexico history. Judge Pope may also be unique in that he twice,…
Hon. Benjamin Franklin Pankey, state senator and ranchman, whose efforts along political as well as business lines have been an element in the progress, prosperity, and up building of the new State, was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, in 1861. He comes of French ancestry and his parents were William…
Mexican Independence Day Celebrations in New Mexico September 16th: 1821-1846 By Robert Torrez New Mexico was part of the Mexican Republic from 1821 to 1846. Historical documents in the Mexican Archives of New Mexico show that during this time nuevomexicanos celebrated the commemoration of Mexican independence from Spain, planning…
By Michael Ann Sullivan Sandia National Laboratory was originally the engineering division (called Z-division) of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the central laboratory of the top-secret Manhattan Project during WWII. The Manhattan Project scientists developed an atomic bomb which was deployed against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on…
By Mathew Martinez, San Juan Pueblo According to tribal oral history, the All Indian Pueblo Council has existed for many centuries as a pan-Pueblo political organization. The year 1598 is often the date cited as its origin because that was the recorded meeting with the Spaniards under Governor Juan…
7 26 1838 The Honorable Thomas Smith, one of the most illustrious citizens of the Territory of New Mexico, now serving in the exalted position of its Chief Justice, is a man whom to know is to honor. In all the relations of life, whether as lawyer, as Judge,…
By Gregg Gonzales From 1760 to 1859, La Castrense Church (the Military Chapel), stood on the south side of the Santa Fe Plaza across from the Palace of the Governors. The church’s official name was Nuesta Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of the Light), however, most of the…
