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For many years the name Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell was an emotional lightning rod in New Mexico. In recent years, it has been less so. Maxwell himself has been dead for over 130 years, and the land grant that bore his name has been sold off in small parcels and…
This research examines Juana Lujan Gomez del Castillo and asks whether there are two Juana Lujans or one? The founder of the Gomez family in New Mexico could be one woman, but both stories are compelling and stand the test of time. LUJÁN-GÓMEZ del CASTILLO —Promising Lead Juana Luján…
T. Edward Shumaker As a young man of about twenty-six, Hugh N. Smith enlisted in the army to serve with Colonel Alexander Doniphan (1808-1887) in the US-Mexico War. The war had broken out between the two North American republics in 1846, the same year that Kearny arrived in Santa…
The Civilian Government and Military Commanders Bitterly Disagree on Native Relations In this document, the civilian government and military commanders bitterly disagree on how to handle relations between Native Americans and the local residents. In this document, the civilian government and military commanders bitterly disagree on how to handle…
Essay on the Cristobal Nieto Grant, the family history and origins. "When Cristobal Nieto’s father, Alcalde José Nieto, heard the news of the Pueblo Indian uprising at Galisteo on August 10, 1680, he rounded up his family at his nearby estancia and tried to escape. Tragically, José Nieto, his…
By Mark Thompson In 1819, of Tome with a grant of land on the east side of the Manzano Mountains in Valencia County. Although never surveyed, it was estimated to cover…
Written by Mark Thompson. Mr. Thompson practiced law in New Mexico for thirty years and is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico Historical Committee. An earlier version of this essay appeared in the Southern New Mexico Historical Review, Volume 14, January, 2007. By Mark Thompson LLEWELLYN:…
By Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint Ceran de Hault de Lassus de St. Vrain, born May 5, 1802 in Spanish Lake, Missouri, was the fourth child of Jacques Marcellin Ceran de Hault de Lassus de St. Vrain and Marie Félicité Dubreuil. Ceran's grandfather, a French Flemish noble displaced…
Twenty-second Governor of New Mexico, 1668-1671. WPA Writers Project By Grace Meredith Captain Don Juan de Medrano y Mesia was the twenty‑second governor of New Mexico, and unfortunately only a little information concerning him and his activities, is to be found in any of the historical works now…
By Norma Libman Sponsored by the Paul C. S. Carpenter History Project and funded by the King/Carpenter Charitable Trust Simon Ortiz grew up on the pueblo in the town of McCartys (“Deetseyamah”), and worked in the uranium mines, served in the military, attended college, and then took up what…
