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Gallegos Ranch Historical Marker

Dedication of the Official Historical Marker In Gallegos, New Mexico June 16, 2018 Delivered by New Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks* Jesús María Gallegos, founder of the Gallegos Ranch (also known as Rincón Colorado), was from Montón de Los Álamos, located thirteen miles northeast of Las Vegas, New Mexico.He…

Francisco de la O to James Wiley Magoffin, Hacienda de la Rosalía, 23 March 1861

Francisco de la O to James Wiley Magoffin, Hacienda de la Rosalía, 23 March 1861, Magoffin Home, I3-14a. Translation by Rick Hendricks   Hacienda de Santa Rosalía, 23 March 1861 Don Santiago Magoffin Fort Bliss             My dear sir of my particular appreciation and respect,                         I have received…

Jack of All Trails

By Rick Hendricks Keynote Address Three Trails Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 18 September 2015 I consider myself something of a Jack of All Trails. In the course of what is beginning to seem like a rather long career, I have been researching, lecturing, and writing about New Mexico history…

Santa Fe Fiesta

By Kim Suina The burgeoning tourist economy and emerging Indian arts market boomed at the Camino Real paraje of Santa Fe during the 1920s. The city hosted the Santa Fe Fiesta, a major tourist event of that era. Tourists from all over the country traveled to Santa Fe to…

Greeks in Albuquerque

History of Greeks in Albuquerque, 1900–1952 By Katherine Pomonis The first Greeks started coming to Albuquerque around the late 1890s.  This is their story from 1900 through 1952. This 52-year period was the era when the Greeks of Albuquerque established their community and the St. George Greek Orthodox Church. …