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Carta de Manuel Armijo a Manuel Álvarez, 17 de Junio 1848

Transcripción de Rick Hendricks   Contestada el 30 de Junio Señor Don Manuel Albarez Alburquerque Junio 17 de 1848             Muy Señor mio y amigo Mé propuesto tomar la pluma con el fin de imforar a Usted lo que pasa por este rio abajo Porque conozco que es…

Letter from Manuel Armijo to Stephen Watts Kearny, 14 August 1846

Translation by Rick Hendricks As governor and commander of the Department of New Mexico, I consulted the Most Excellent Assembly, received the ayuntamiento of Santa Fe, and convoked a meeting of the principal citizens of the Department. I explained to them all the very critical circumstances in which I…

Carta de Manuel Armijo a Stephen Watts Kearny, 14 de Agosto de 1846

Transcripción de Rick Hendricks         Como Gobernador y Comandante del Departamento de Nuevo Megico, con- sulte a la Excelentísima Asamblea; recivi al Ayuntamiento de Santa Fe; Convoque una Junta de los Principales Vecinos del Departamento, y a todos les manifesté con cuantas razones pude las circunstancias tan…

Mesilla Plaza

Mesilla Plaza; In the center of the plaza of Old Mesilla is a small bandstand painted white. On its south side, facing Mexico is a painted scene of the Mexican and United States flags crossed at their poles with the letter “M” above and number “54” below. To tourists,…

America’s First Serial Killers: The Espinosa Brothers

By Miguél A. Torrez The years following the 1846 Mexican-American War brought New Mexicans adversity through the loss of land and political exploitation by Anglo Americans. Many struggled to adapt to American ways. For others, it proved extremely challenging. The descendants of Nicolas de Espinosa were a Nuevomexicano family…