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Articles of a treaty made and entered into at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, by and between Col. E. V. Sumner, U.S.A., commanding the 9th Department and in charge of the executive…
Following the conquest of the Southwest by the United States, Archbishop Lamy became the first bishop of Santa Fe. When he arrived in the early 1850s, he found only nine priests in New Mexico. He proceeded to bring a large number of priests from France and other European countries….
Explanation of Types of Land Grants in New Mexico by Malcolm Ebright and Robin Collier Hispano Community Grants made to a group of Hispanos that included common lands in the grant at the outset. Settlers would receive small tracts of private land for their houses and garden plots…
Biography of George Hoshida, Japanese Internee By Lauren Gray George Hoshida was born in Kumamoto, Japan in 1907 but spent relatively little time there. In 1912, his father, who had immigrated to Hilo, Hawaii, sent for his wife and children. However, funds were limited, so four year old George…
Viva Dios y la nación y la fe de Jesucristo pues los puntos mas principales que defienden son los que siguen. 1º Ser con Dios y la nación y la fe de Jesucristo. 2º Defender nuestra patria hasta derramar la última gota de Sangre para consequir la victoria pretendida…
Rio Vigela, 30 miles south of Santa Fe August 22d 1846 My Dearest Wife, You will see by the date of this letter that we have at length arrived at the long sought for place, Santa Fe. On the 18th Gen. Kearny took formal possession of the capitol of…
A representative of Spain, Don Juan O'Donojú, signed the Treaty of Córdoba with Iturbide on August 24, 1821, to signify Spain's acceptance of the Plan de Iguala and recognition of the independence of Mexico. However, King Ferdinand VII denied O'Donojú's authority to sign the treaty and declared it illegal…
By William Wroth “Rio Grande” is the name given to Hispanic blanket weaving in nineteenth-century New Mexico. It is a craft tradition which has deep roots in Mexico and in the Southwest. Prior to the Spanish Conquest, weaving had long been practiced by Native Americans in New Mexico and…
Robert D. Martínez In the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives at the New Mexico State Commission of Public Records in Santa Fe, there is a document that gives great insight into the lives of these New Mexican Gallegos people. It is the last will and testament of…
Lions Hondo Little League, Roswell, NM Little League World Series Champions, 1956 Guy Bevill Farral Dunham Teddy Garrett Harold Hobson Tommy Jordan Albert Palimino Mike Sandry David Sherrod Harold Sherrod David Smith Richard St. John Richard Storey Blaine Stribling Billy Turley Jimmy Valdez Randy Willis Roswell Little Leaguers 1956;…
