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
January 17, 2023
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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
Many tales along the Santa Fe Trail have captivated the imagination including the saga of Manuel Salustiano Delgado. In the 1830s Manuel Salustiano Delgado, an
New Mexico has the most diverse and largest number of volcanoes in North America. From the crest of La Bajada Hill you can see the
A deluge of settlers descended from the east when New Mexico became a U.S. territory in 1850. By the end of the century the culture
Tuberculosis became the leading cause of death in this country from the 1880s until the advent of penicillin in the 1940s. The dreaded disease brought
The most significant historical event in New Mexico was the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. That’s when the pueblos successfully drove all of the Spanish colonists
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
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
During World War II troop trains on the Santa Fe Railway traversed New Mexico. In Grants the trains stopped for water and fuel prior to
Tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in this country from the 1880s until the 1940s. Prior to the advent of antibiotics the medical community
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