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Santa Fe / New Mexico History Blog

Spirituality

Capilla of Santa Ines

Hispanic Catholics will often designate a special corner of their house with an altar. The setting will include the veneration for favorite saints and symbols

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Death in New Mexico

A Lasting Memory

In the early 1930s the process of capturing images known as the daguerreotype was invented in Europe. That creation was followed by the advent of

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Spirituality

The San Miguel Mission Bell

Historical records indicate that Santa Fe’s San Miguel Mission was built between 1605 and 1608. The church was built by the Franciscan missionaries on the

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Writers

Pursuit of Happiness

Like any good writer, Evan S. Connell melded life experience into his stories. Two of his books Mrs. Bridge published in 1958, and Mr. Bridge

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New Mexico History

La Llorona

La Llorona, the wailing woman, is an important part of New Mexico cultural folklore. The legend may have originated in 1520 with the Spanish conquest

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