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…
The Padre Martinez Bilingual Ritual: New Mexico’s First Book MANUALITO DE PARROCOS – 1839 A Presentation for the Conference on RECOVERING THE HISPANIC LITERARY HERITAGE IN THE UNITED STATES MANUALITO DE PARROCOS Para Los Autos del Ministerio Mas Preciosos y Auxiliar a los Enfermos PASTORS’ HANDBOOK For the More…
In 1887 one of the disgruntled colonists sued, seeking money damages for wrongs committed by the leaders. Jessie Ellis alleged that John Newbrough and A.M. Howland had knowingly and falsely asserted: (1) that the property of the colony would be held in common; (2) that the community would be…
Bishop Tamaron’s Visitation to New Mexico-1760 Dr. Pedro Tamarón y Romeral, sixteenth bishop of Durango, set forth on the first of a series of episcopal visitations, during which he covered a large part of his vast diocese. The Pope and the King had both called for the existing diocese…
Judge A. A. Freeman Opinion: Ellis vs. Newbrough and Howland The opinion of Judge Freeman, issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court 19 August 1891 defies easy summary. Lee Priestly probably did the best job, calling it “ten rollicking pages of ridicule.” Transcript: JESSE M. ELLIS, Appellee, v. JOHN…
By Rick Hendricks The matter began simply enough. In early 1802, Captain Antonio García de Tejada informed Commandant General Pedro de Nava that the chaplain of San Carlos presidio, fray Luis Salgado, had denied the sacrament of the Eucharist to several young women. Father Salgado responded that the captain…
