Harold B. Tafoya, recorder, 1971
Item — Box: 1, CD: 21B
Scope and Contents
Tafoya: Carmelita Espinosa, b. 1907, Del Norte, CO, Colorado. 1. Como se hace ojo (tradition, (children, mal de ojo, mal ojo, come from others giving undo attention to child besides his parents); 2. Como se cura el mal de ojo (tradition, several remedies for the person who caused the illness to cure the child, mal ojo); 3. Lo que sucede si no se cura el ojo (if not cured promptly the kinds of harm that will come to the child, curandera, curandero, medicine, health).
Tafoya: Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. 1. Dia de San Santiago (feast day, fiesta, pasatiempos, corrido del gallo, men racing on horses to pull up a rooster - cock, buried in the ground up to its neck); 2. Dia de San Juan (feast day, fiesta, la gente se banaba sus pies muy de manana, el agua estaba bendita, blessing water in the river, acequia, bathing).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. 1. Costumbres de antes (customs from old days, neighbors help each other build house, architecture, agriculture, farming, community, harvest food, share work, food, etc.).
Tafoya: Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. 1. La mano negra (witch story, the black hand, los fosforos, the matches, a couple retires after fighting all day, they see a Box of matches move and are puzzled); 2. El diablo (witch story, girl, father, and stranger at a dance who was a devil, devil tears up a man, women).
Tafoya: Carmelita Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. Cuentos de brujas (witch stories, women turn into coyotes).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. Cuento de la cosa mala (negative vices, witch story).
Tafoya: Carmelita Espinosa, b. 1907, Del Norte, CO. Adivinanza (La hacha, riddle about an axe).
Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, NM. Adivinanzas (riddles, La caja del cuerpo, coffin, funeral, el ataud, la cebolla, riddles about the thorax and the onion).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. Cuento (relato, a woman has many cats, when she is missing for three days, neighbors discover her dead, being eaten by the cats).
Tafoya: Mrs. Ruben Molina (female), b. 1910, Albuquerque, NM. 1. El leon fiel (folk tale, lion, girl, boy friend, kidnappers, lion rescues girl, women); 2. Juan Verdadero (folk tale, betting on the honesty of a boy, rich man's daughter tricks boy into trading her boss's white bull for a diamond ring, when questioned he tells truth, women); 3. Los tres consejos (folk tale, young man follows advice and avoids trouble); 4. Las tres gracias (folk tale, fairy grants three wishes, man gets sausage, it sticks to woman's face, last wish is to get it off); 5. El labrador y su hijo (folk tale, man, son and donkey, not able to satisfy those who criticize him about donkey); 6. Dona Fortuna y Don Dinero (folk tale, competition between who is stronger Mrs. Fortune or Mr. Money, she wins, women).
Tafoya: Mr. Ruben Molina, b. 1934, Albuquerque, NM. 1. Ud., mi senora es coja (anecdote, play on words escoja and es coja, language); 2. La zorra y el coyote (folk tale, fox tricks coyote into taking care of some flies which turn out to be stinging bees); 3. El erizo y el conejo (folk tale, bet and race between rabbit and hedgehog, hog wins); 4. Don Cacahuate (anecdote, Cacahuate and cars with two headlights, gets run over); 5. Refranes (twenty proverbs, good advice, good life, etc.)
Tafoya: Mrs. Ruben Molina (female), b. 1910, Albuquerque, NM. 1. El labrador y el saco de dinero (folk tale, man posted reward for lost bag of money, it is returned, minus a few coins, he is happy and finder who kept a few coins is, too); 2. Versos, (folk poetry, seventeen quatrains, for example for good luck keep a clear conscience and love a good woman).
Tafoya: Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. 1. Dia de San Santiago (feast day, fiesta, pasatiempos, corrido del gallo, men racing on horses to pull up a rooster - cock, buried in the ground up to its neck); 2. Dia de San Juan (feast day, fiesta, la gente se banaba sus pies muy de manana, el agua estaba bendita, blessing water in the river, acequia, bathing).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. 1. Costumbres de antes (customs from old days, neighbors help each other build house, architecture, agriculture, farming, community, harvest food, share work, food, etc.).
Tafoya: Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. 1. La mano negra (witch story, the black hand, los fosforos, the matches, a couple retires after fighting all day, they see a Box of matches move and are puzzled); 2. El diablo (witch story, girl, father, and stranger at a dance who was a devil, devil tears up a man, women).
Tafoya: Carmelita Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, CO. Cuentos de brujas (witch stories, women turn into coyotes).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. Cuento de la cosa mala (negative vices, witch story).
Tafoya: Carmelita Espinosa, b. 1907, Del Norte, CO. Adivinanza (La hacha, riddle about an axe).
Carlos Espinosa, b. 1902, Del Norte, NM. Adivinanzas (riddles, La caja del cuerpo, coffin, funeral, el ataud, la cebolla, riddles about the thorax and the onion).
Tafoya: Andrea Espinosa, b. 1931, Del Norte, CO. Cuento (relato, a woman has many cats, when she is missing for three days, neighbors discover her dead, being eaten by the cats).
Tafoya: Mrs. Ruben Molina (female), b. 1910, Albuquerque, NM. 1. El leon fiel (folk tale, lion, girl, boy friend, kidnappers, lion rescues girl, women); 2. Juan Verdadero (folk tale, betting on the honesty of a boy, rich man's daughter tricks boy into trading her boss's white bull for a diamond ring, when questioned he tells truth, women); 3. Los tres consejos (folk tale, young man follows advice and avoids trouble); 4. Las tres gracias (folk tale, fairy grants three wishes, man gets sausage, it sticks to woman's face, last wish is to get it off); 5. El labrador y su hijo (folk tale, man, son and donkey, not able to satisfy those who criticize him about donkey); 6. Dona Fortuna y Don Dinero (folk tale, competition between who is stronger Mrs. Fortune or Mr. Money, she wins, women).
Tafoya: Mr. Ruben Molina, b. 1934, Albuquerque, NM. 1. Ud., mi senora es coja (anecdote, play on words escoja and es coja, language); 2. La zorra y el coyote (folk tale, fox tricks coyote into taking care of some flies which turn out to be stinging bees); 3. El erizo y el conejo (folk tale, bet and race between rabbit and hedgehog, hog wins); 4. Don Cacahuate (anecdote, Cacahuate and cars with two headlights, gets run over); 5. Refranes (twenty proverbs, good advice, good life, etc.)
Tafoya: Mrs. Ruben Molina (female), b. 1910, Albuquerque, NM. 1. El labrador y el saco de dinero (folk tale, man posted reward for lost bag of money, it is returned, minus a few coins, he is happy and finder who kept a few coins is, too); 2. Versos, (folk poetry, seventeen quatrains, for example for good luck keep a clear conscience and love a good woman).
Dates
- 1971
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Cobos, Rubén (Person)
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
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