by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
Much of the history of Josefa Baca’s life, including details of her upbringing and marriage, remains unconfirmed and clouded by contradictory reports. However, historians do not dispute that in the late 1700s, she became the owner of the large tract of land that...
by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
Born on January 11, 1921 to Juanita Candelaria and Nevarez Garcia de Aranda in Albuquerque, Clarita Garcia de Aranda grew up in a large musical family, with five sisters and three brothers. In a 1988 interview, she said she learned to dance “when I knew my left foot...
by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
In the mid-1970s, when many young Chicano teenagers were protesting, attending college, or working for family businesses, a flowering music scene was blossoming in the central Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. Starting in the 1950s, a blend of music from Mexico in the...
by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
Doña Elena Gallegos was the daughter of early seventeenth-century Hispanic colonists Antonio Gallegos and Catalina Baca. They fled New Mexico with their newborn daughter during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. She returned as a young girl in 1693 with two brothers and an...
by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
Since New Mexico became a state part of the United States in 1912, more than 15,000 women in New Mexico have volunteered to serve in the military. Tamara Archuleta, Christel Chávez, and Lori Piestewa are the only known women of the New Mexico region who have lost...
by MyProject ByFranziska | Feb 11, 2023
Trinidad Gachupin Medina was the most recognized Zia potter of her time. Known for her large polychrome storage jars and impressive designs, she traveled outside of her village to demonstrate pottery making at numerous venues throughout the United States. Her...
