Land, River & Hispanic Settlements
Tierra, Río, y Asentamientos Hispanos


Reference Desk



Adult Bibliography

Boyd, E. Popular Arts of Spanish New Mexico. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1974.

Chavez, Fray Angelico. My Penitente Land: The Soul Story of Spanish New Mexico. Santa Fe: William Gannon, Publisher, 1986.

Chronic, Halka. Roadside Geology of New Mexico. Santa Fe: Mountain Press, 1987.

Coulter, Lane and Dixon, Maurice, Jr. New Mexico Tinwork 1840-1940. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1990.

DeBuys, William. Enchantment and Exploitation: The Life and Hard Times of a New Mexico Mountain Range. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1985.

Delgado, Deane G. Historical Markers in New Mexico: A Traveler's Guide. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 1990.

Dominguez, Fray Francisco Atanasio. The Missions of New Mexico, 1776. Translated and annotated by Eleanor B. Adams and Fray Angélico Chávez. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1956.

Farwell Gavin, Robin. Traditional Arts of Spanish New Mexico: The Hispanic Heritage Wing at the Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1994.

Forrest, Suzanne. The Preservation of the Village: New Mexico's Hispanics and the New Deal. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1989.

Jenkins, Myra Ellen and Albert H. Schroeder. A Brief History of New Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1993.

Lamadrid, Enrique R. Tesoros del Espiritu: A Portrait in Sound of Hispanic New Mexico. Embudo, New Mexico: El Norte Academia Publications, 1994.

Magoffin, Susan Shelby. Down the Santa Fe Trail and into Mexico: The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin 1846-1847. Edited by Stella M. Drumm. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1982.

Mather, Christine, editor. Colonial Frontiers: Art and Life in Spanish New Mexico, the Fred Harvey Collection. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 1983.

Simmons, Marc. New Mexico: An Interpretive History. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991.

Simmons, Marc and Turley, Frank. Southwestern Colonial Ironwork: the Spanish Blacksmithing Tradition from
Texas to California
. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1987.

Steele, Thomas J., S.J. Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, Revised 1994.

Taylor, Lonn and Bokides, Dessa. New Mexican Furniture 1600-1940: The Origins, Survival, and Revival of Furniture Making in the Hispanic Southwest. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1987.

Van Dresser, Peter. A Landscape for Humans: The Lightning Tree. Santa Fe: Lyon Jene Publisher, 1976.

Weigle, Marta, editor. Brothers of Light, Brothers of Blood: The Penitentes of the Southwest. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 1976.

Weigle, Marta, editor. Hispanic Arts and Ethnohistory in the Southwest: New Papers Inspired by the Work of E. Boyd. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 1983.

Williams, Jerry. New Mexico in Maps. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

Wroth, William. Christian Images in Hispanic New Mexico: The Taylor Museum Collection of Santos. Colorado Springs: The Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1982.

Wroth, William. Images of Penance, Images of Mercy: Southwestern Santos in the Late Nineteenth Century. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.


Children's Bibliography

Aranda, Charles. Dichos: Proverbs and Sayings from the Spanish. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 1977.

Atencio, Paulette. Cuentos from My Childhood: Legends and Folktales of Northern New Mexico. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1991.

Bragg, Bea. The Very First Thanksgiving: Pioneers on the Río Grande. Illustrated by Antonio Castro. Tucson: Harbinger House, 1989.

Cobos, Ruben. Refranes: Southwestern Spanish Proverbs. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1985.

Crosby, Alexander. The Río Grande: Life for the Desert. Albuquerque: Garrard Press, 1966.

Griego y Maestas, José and Rudolfo Anaya. Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1980.

La Farge, Oliver. The Mother Ditch (La Acequia Madre). Illustrated by Karl Larsson. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 1983.

Meyer, Carolyn. Río Grande Stories. San Diego: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1994.

Webb, David. Adventures with the Santa Fe Trail: An Activity Book for Kids and Teachers (Revised Edition). Illustrated by Phillip R. Buntin. Dodge City: Kansas Heritage Center, 1993.

Yoder, Walter D. The Camino Real (the King's Road) Activity Book: Spanish Settlers in the Southwest. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press.


WWW Links

From the Mountains to the Sea: A Slide Show of the Río Grande

Santa Fe photographer Jim Bones has been a professional photographer for over 20 years. Jim travelled the length of the Río Grande to capture its essence for a book titled: The Río Grande: From the Mountains to the Sea.

The Río Grande Alliance

The Río Grande Alliance is an international forum concerned with the protection, improvement and conservation of the Río Grande Watershed.

A Flight Over the Río Grande

Santa Fe High School teacher Carolyn Cook has been a pilot and flight enthusiast for many years. She is also concerned about the Río Grande watershed. Photos by Kim Wade.

New Mexico: Part of a Southwestern Site by UC Berkeley

Site deals with New Mexico History, People & Culture, and Natural Resources & The Economy

NMSU Library: Zia Docs

State of New Mexico documents held by the NMSU Library

Welcome to Antoinette Duran Silva's Genealogy Homepage!

I began an extensive genealogy search in 1993 after visiting some ancestral homes in New Mexico; Socorro, Texas; and Morenci, Arizona. Information presented in this website is the result of that search. I plan to provide information about some of my ancestral towns in New Mexico, including Santa Fe, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Bernalillo, Alburquerque (along the way, the first "r" was dropped), Tomé (also known in the 1700s as Fuenclara), San Gabriel de las Nutrias, Belen, La Joya de Sevilleta, Mesilla, Las Cruces, El Colorado (now called Rodey), and Hatch.

About Carlos Lopolopo

Author and lecturer, Carlos LoPopolo is a native Pennsylvanian. Since arriving in New Mexico 36 years ago, he has employed his background in History, Geology, and Anthropology to research the Spanish Colonial settlements and development of New Mexico. His research has resulted in the publication of five editions of New Mexico Chronicles, which focus on the period from 1581-1821. Another book, Dirt Cheap, discusses researching and abstracting land in New Mexico. Carlos has contracted with the State of New Mexico, the Counties of Torrence, Sandoval, and Valencia, along with U.S. West Communications to map specific areas.

Hispanic Genealogical Society

Listings of New Mexico Archives, Libraries, Genealogical Societies, and Church Records of New Mexico. Unfortunately, there are no links. However, there are addresses and phone numbers.