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
J. Paul Taylor devoted his life to education, first as a teacher and then for the last 13 years of his educational career as the
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover in a national landslide in 1932. His victory was due to the enthusiastic support of people
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
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
In New Mexico the tápalo, (mourning shroud) was the requisite garment for women to wear for one full year after the passing of a loved one.
In addition to serving as the Secretary of the Interior for both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations back in the 1960s, Stewart Udall was also
For centuries New Mexico has relied on the acequia for irrigation.
The late author and historian, Joe S. Sando, began to chronicle New Mexico Pueblo history in the 1970s. His six books on pueblo culture have
Hermit Peak in San Miguel county is named for Giovanni Maria de Agostini. He was an Italian mystic who lived as a recluse in a
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