New Mexico History
A Hanging No One Could Have Imagined
During the 19th century New Mexico’s most common form of capital punishment was death by hanging. That form of punishment was rooted in 12th century
September 17, 2020
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During the 19th century New Mexico’s most common form of capital punishment was death by hanging. That form of punishment was rooted in 12th century
During its heyday business flourished from Chicago to Santa Monica along Route 66. In 1956 the legendary route’s identity and existence began to decline with
New Mexico is the Volcano State. It has the most diverse and largest number of volcanoes in North America. The greatest concentration of craters created
The Sisters of Loretto came to Santa Fe in 1852. Archbishop John Baptiste Lamy invited them to found an academy for girls. For the next
Only in New Mexico will you find Paleoamerican culture. Dating back 11,000 years, America’s prehistoric culture was discovered near Clovis in the 1930s. Speaking of
William Becknell: Father of the Santa Fe Trail In 1821 Mexico had gained independence from Spain. It was then that commercial trade opened with the
The earliest record of the written word in this country began in New Mexico. It was in the year 1610 that Captain Gaspar Perez de
Gunther Aron was born in 1923 in Jastrow, a small town 150 miles northeast of Berlin. He died in Santa Fe, N.M. in 2014. The
Divine inspiration can be found in the work of the late artist Andrea “Drew” Bacigalupa. The artist’s work also had an on-going papal connection. It
Located at 420 Camino Don Miguel, Johnnie’s Cash Store has been in business since 1946. Since that time, seven generations of families have traded with
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