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Santa Fe / New Mexico History Blog

Category: New Mexico History

Death in New Mexico

New Mexico’s Angels

It wasn’t until the early 1830s that the concept of having a final image of a loved one began to take root. The most common

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Death in New Mexico

Capturing Native New Mexico

New Mexico’s early photographers faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles: the lack of readily available equipment and supplies, the length of time it took to get supplies

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Death in New Mexico

The Ghosts of New Mexico Women

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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