Los Corrales, An Historical Musical Pageant, Cibola High School Gym Theater, Corrales, New Mexico, July 16, 1983
Item — Box: 2, CD: 54: 1 of 2
Scope and Contents
(Program for event in Box 2) Composer, Lyricist, Stage and Music Director – Michael McDonald Production Manager, Evelyn Curtis Losack Editor – Actor, Musician Norman Everett Sponsors – APS Corrales Community Education Program, Corrales Historical Society, Participation from Corrales Community School, Sandia View Academy and the Corrales Alternative School – presented by the school children and their families Portrayal in story and song of historical events in the history of the community over the centuries, themes include:
Geological and Native American beginnings, coming of the Spanish to New Mexico, Pueblo Revolt, Return of the Spanish, La Conquistadora statue, Spanish settlement and families in the area, 1712 Gonzales Land Grant, the Marques de Peñuela and Captain Juan Gonzales, the 1870 Census, family names of the area, the adobe architecture of Corrales, life in Corrales - the La Cantina and La Sala, the Court of Private Land Claims Court, history of the land grant, Teofilo Perea, coming of the other European settlers, the French Wedding, vineyards, grapes and wine production, the 1904 Flood on the Rio Grande, the Italian Bride, continued wine production, the several San Isidro Churches, mingling of the three cultures, the town name as Sandoval and Corrales, the American cowboy, ranching, 4th of July celebration at the Alameda Cattle Company, A. B. McMillan, the coming of the Artists and the traditions of the local farmers, abandoning the fields, irrigation ditches, another religious denomination comes to the area – the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and current times in Corrales and Sandoval, contemporary issues facing the people, planning and zoning to preserve the rural setting of Corrales. Finale: Corrales, My Village, My Land, My Home.
Geological and Native American beginnings, coming of the Spanish to New Mexico, Pueblo Revolt, Return of the Spanish, La Conquistadora statue, Spanish settlement and families in the area, 1712 Gonzales Land Grant, the Marques de Peñuela and Captain Juan Gonzales, the 1870 Census, family names of the area, the adobe architecture of Corrales, life in Corrales - the La Cantina and La Sala, the Court of Private Land Claims Court, history of the land grant, Teofilo Perea, coming of the other European settlers, the French Wedding, vineyards, grapes and wine production, the 1904 Flood on the Rio Grande, the Italian Bride, continued wine production, the several San Isidro Churches, mingling of the three cultures, the town name as Sandoval and Corrales, the American cowboy, ranching, 4th of July celebration at the Alameda Cattle Company, A. B. McMillan, the coming of the Artists and the traditions of the local farmers, abandoning the fields, irrigation ditches, another religious denomination comes to the area – the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and current times in Corrales and Sandoval, contemporary issues facing the people, planning and zoning to preserve the rural setting of Corrales. Finale: Corrales, My Village, My Land, My Home.
- #1228 Los Corrales pageant, Part One
Dates
- July 16, 1983
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish Navajo Laotian
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 boxes (.66 cu. ft)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu