William Parnall, recorder, 1970
Item — Box: 2, CD: 141
Scope and Contents
Carlos Arturo Gamez, b. 1901, Mexico. 1. El caballo del lebanes (Part II, anecdote, a man from Samaria, Good Samaritan, comforts the man and offers him enough money to buy himself another horse, in end horse died because man had not fed him, anecdote); 2. Los filantropos (anecdote, two Anglo American philanthropists land at Buenos Aires airport, at customs trying to explain meaning of philanthropist, from Greek love and man, attendent says they are queers, homosexuals); 3. La pulga aventurera (anecdote, a man deciphers the language of fleas and hears one flea tell another how far superior fleas are to mankind, no worries, flees travel around on man, eat his blood when hungry, etc.); 4. Una apuesta (anecote, passenger train El Capitan arrives in Albuquerque, boy bets a tourist that he knows where he is from, says he is from the state of Ilinues, Illinois, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, tourism); 5. El reo sentenciado a muerte (anecdote, a man sentenced to death is riding backwards blindfolded on a donkey, to save him a poor woman offers to marry him, when she replies to him that she is not perfect in her body and looks, he said would rather die, anecdote); 6. La fiesta de Independencia (at a celebration of Mexican Independence from Spain 1812, many world ambassadors there, one from Chile ends speech saying Mexico for Chile and Chile for Mexico, unpopular with Mexicans, anecdote); 7. La mula catolica (a boy and priest are crossing a swollen river on a mule, boy says to priest don't pray because mule might kneel down in river to pray, too, anecdote); 8. El puro (a man on bus on way to Belen, New Mexico, sitting next a young lady with a French poodle, as man lights up a large cigar she grabs it and throws it out window, he then throws poodle out the window, too, anecdote); 9. Los cazadores y el indio (hunters depend on a Native American Indian weather weekend forecast before going out hunting, stop at the Indian's hut for the prediction, he says his radio set is down, can't help them, anecdote).
Dates
- 1970
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