Santa Fe History
Nine Day Sojourn for Santa Fe’s Madonna
La Conquistadora, this nation’s oldest Madonna, left the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday. The revered icon was processed in solemn retinue
June 11, 2024
La Conquistadora, this nation’s oldest Madonna, left the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday. The revered icon was processed in solemn retinue
Hispanic culture has survived and continues to thrive through the meshing of the Pueblo ways of life and the many other rich and beautiful cultures
The annual novena to La Conquistadora begins with her procession to Rosario Chapel. My cousin, Bill Garcia, took this photo yesterday after the novena. Santa
George Cowan came to New Mexico during World War II and worked with the Manhattan Project as a chemist to build the first atomic bomb.
I always take Santa Fe visitor’s to see La Conquistadora, this nation’s oldest Madonna. While there fond memories of the late Connie Hernandez come to
The building of Rosario Chapel began in 1807 at the old 1692 encampment of Diego de Vargas and his army. The annual procession for La
The Fiesta de Santa Fe began with the re-conquest of the capital city by Diego de Vargas in 1692. This followed the Pueblo Revolt of
The novena to La Conquistadora ends today. Tomorrow she will be taken back to the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi. Every year on
The custom of processions in Santa Fe began in 1598 when Don Juan de Oñate and the founding families settled the region for the Spanish
When Connie Hernandez died in 2015 a part of Santa Fe history came to an end. Her family had been caretakers of La Conquistadora for