Santa Fe History
Family Trade From a Bygone Era
Martin Pacheco featured above in 1905 was my grandfather. Grandpa Martin was a butcher or a carnicero in Spanish. The Pacheco clan practiced a trade
February 2, 2021
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Martin Pacheco featured above in 1905 was my grandfather. Grandpa Martin was a butcher or a carnicero in Spanish. The Pacheco clan practiced a trade
Cremation or a coffin? It’s a quandary that many Baby Boomers now ponder. If you live in New Mexico there’s another option to the tradition
New Mexico has become part of the growing trend of “Death Tourism.” The graves of Smokey Bear in the Capitan Mountains and Billy the Kid
The Salvation Army has been in New Mexico since the latter part of the 19th century. The group’s spiritual foundation has given them the mandate
The late Fabian Chavez Jr. once said, “The Kennedy family loved Emilio Naranjo because he could get 5,000 people to their political rallies.” Chavez had
Carlos Martinez passed away from complications of Covid – 19 this past December. In 1928 he was delivered at home on Cerro Gordo Road by
In 1933 through 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted several economic programs known as the New Deal to help to revitalize the country during the
Today is the anniversary of the death of my dear friend Robert H. Martin. Bob died of cancer on January 16, 2005. We became very
Taos Pueblo is the furthest north of the pueblos along the Rio Grande. From 1598 –1680 only 70 Spanish colonists lived in the area. This
New Mexico’s Pueblo Indians are believed to be descendants of the Anasazi. The Anasazi populated the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
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