On Saturday, December 12th, millions of people around the world will pay homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe on her Catholic feast day. The legend
In December 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared in Mexico to an Aztec man named Juan Diego. During the next three days she appeared to the
In 1918 people all over the world were dying of a new and lethal form of influenza. Of all the interesting facts pertaining to that
Fabian Chavez Jr. began his political career in 1951 as a Democratic representative in the New Mexico State Legislature. In addition to serving in both
Every major city in California was once a Spanish mission. The history behind these missions was due to the diligence of the Franciscan priests, who
In 1863 Francisco and Juanita Baca traveled to Kansas in search of work and a new life. During the trip, their infant Elfego, was taken
According to American history, the founding at Plymouth Rock in 1620 is the oldest colony in the country. The reality is that the first European
Bill Ford was part of Santa Fe’s intelligentsia during the 1940s and 1950s. He used to hang out with Alfred Morang who had an open
In 2008 Angelina Delgado was honored by the National New Deal Preservation Association. The late Santa Fe native took part in the 75th anniversary of
In 1929 Georgia O’Keeffe began a lifelong love affair with New Mexico. In 1934 Arthur and Phoebe Pack were the owners of Ghost Ranch in
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