Janet Bellamy Pope, recorder, 1974
Item — Box: 2, CD: 152
Scope and Contents
Herman Mireles, b. 1946, Los Lunas, NM. 1. La Llorona, folk tale (variation, she is a small girl, a child, that drowned in a river, appears near a body of water between 9 pm and midnight, ghost appears to almost anyone of Mexican American descent, legend, women); 2. Brujas (a friend of the informant wants to trap some witches, he saw their light near the Rio Grande, plans to go on Tuesday, weekend before trip becomes seriously ill and does not get well until he makes it known he will leave the witches alone, witches); 3. El fantasma (a friend of the informant sees a ghost as he is going from Albuquerque to Los Lunas on the east side of the Rio Grande, instead of continuing he crosses to the west side at Isleta, thinks might have had a wreck if had continued on east highway, ghost story); 4. La Llorona (he describes her as the ghost of a young beautiful woman in her thirties, when seen the ghost becomes larger and larger until it disappears, does not appear to Anglos because of cultural differences, women); 5. Tesoro enterado (former owners of homes where noises are heard probably buried money in and around their home, people figure this accounts for noises, lights, etc., buried treasure, but none ever found); 6. Vampiros (vampires in Los Lunas, New Mexico, people around Los Lunas tell of strange men that climb a tree, leave their legs on the forks of the tree and fly off into the night like owls, always later come back for legs); 7. El camposanto (a man going by a grave yard sees a ghost in the form of a beautiful young girl, he cannot stop his car in time to avoid hitting the girl, next morning he returns to the scene of the accident and cannot find any trace of hitting anyone, burial, muerte, ghost story); 8. Brujeria (informant's grandmother goes to buy a watermelon and has some words with the gypsy selling fruits and vegetables, soon after eating the watermelon, the old woman feels sick, she later loses her sight, gypsies, cont. in No. 9); 9. Remedios (home remedies, curandera, an old sheepherder friend of the grandmother senses she is sick, comes to Los Lunas, figures watermelon was cursed, he boils some herbs and in the water everyone can see the face of the gypsy, man restores grandmother's health and eye sight, witch, gypsies).
Otilia Alderete, b. 1925, Albuquerque, NM. La Llorona, folk tale (variation, La Llorona was a young mother who did not want her three children so she threw them in the river, the kids did not drown, they were taken up by God, God tells her to look for them where she threw them into the river, women)
Herman Mireles, b. 1946, Los Lunas, NM. La Llorona (relato, he says the story comes from Old Mexico, the story of a young mother looking for her children near bodies of water, story is well known from Socorro in the South to Southern Colorado in the North).
Otilia Alderete, b. 1925, Albuquerque, NM. La Llorona (the ghost called La Llorona is a means that parents use to gain control over children, discipline, wailing woman will come and take them away, family).
Hernan Mireles, b. 1946, Los Lunas, NM. 1. Brujas (shepherders are around a camp fire one night, see a large ball of fire approaching their camp, they figure witches were inside the fireball, witch story); 2. Inundacion (relato, the 1901-1902 flooding along the Rio Grande, people in and around Los Lunas placed santos statues along the river's edge, water did not go beyond that point, miracle).
Sra. Maestas, Espanola, NM. Brujas (witch story, a man in Durango, Colorado, discovers a group of witches in a barn, they cast a spell to fly off to another location, and the man is included in the move, when the witches see him they send him home with no clothes on).
Mike Casaus, b. 1924, Santa Rosa, NM. 1. Exorcismo, exorcism (in Anton Chico, New Mexico, Father Cassidy exorcising a house that goes up in flames when least expected, curtains burn up, walls scorched, the priest makes all members of the family go to confession and discovers the person responsible, related incidents and information, devil, supernatural); 2. Penitentes (in past the members of the order had strong religious convictions and exercised social control in the community and their families, later lack of interest among youth, matraca, Semana Santa, Holy Week); 3. La Llorona (relato, different version, she is the ghost of a woman whose children burned to death; story used to discipline children, family; he mentions a woman werewolf that was called La Llorona); 4. Father Martinez (Padre Martinez, of Taos, started an independent religious group in Northern New Mexico, speaks of Penitente flagellation and procession at Easter, Holy Week, Semana Santa, la morada, Mike believes one penitente offered himself to be crucified; luminarias as bon fires); 5. La piedra negra (relato tells that old time ranchers lived out in the open, alone, had a sort of welfare program among the group, mutualista; mentions piedra negra and witches, power, evil, cynical, supernatural); 6. Remedios caseros (home remedies, folk medicine, family had a three hundred and fifty thousand acre ranch, people in the ranch used all kinds of herbs to make home remedies, curandera, speaks of Silva gang of Las Vegas, New Mexico, folk medicine, story of an appendectomy, appendicitis, bandits, mentions Coronado Library at University of New Mexico); 7. Billy the Kid (relato, people were just afraid of him, Billy was very independent and went wherever he wanted to, code of the West among the Spanish speaking people, people helped him, most anyone was given food and shelter because people figured a stranger could be Christ himself). Cobos notes for 152 in folder.
Otilia Alderete, b. 1925, Albuquerque, NM. La Llorona, folk tale (variation, La Llorona was a young mother who did not want her three children so she threw them in the river, the kids did not drown, they were taken up by God, God tells her to look for them where she threw them into the river, women)
Herman Mireles, b. 1946, Los Lunas, NM. La Llorona (relato, he says the story comes from Old Mexico, the story of a young mother looking for her children near bodies of water, story is well known from Socorro in the South to Southern Colorado in the North).
Otilia Alderete, b. 1925, Albuquerque, NM. La Llorona (the ghost called La Llorona is a means that parents use to gain control over children, discipline, wailing woman will come and take them away, family).
Hernan Mireles, b. 1946, Los Lunas, NM. 1. Brujas (shepherders are around a camp fire one night, see a large ball of fire approaching their camp, they figure witches were inside the fireball, witch story); 2. Inundacion (relato, the 1901-1902 flooding along the Rio Grande, people in and around Los Lunas placed santos statues along the river's edge, water did not go beyond that point, miracle).
Sra. Maestas, Espanola, NM. Brujas (witch story, a man in Durango, Colorado, discovers a group of witches in a barn, they cast a spell to fly off to another location, and the man is included in the move, when the witches see him they send him home with no clothes on).
Mike Casaus, b. 1924, Santa Rosa, NM. 1. Exorcismo, exorcism (in Anton Chico, New Mexico, Father Cassidy exorcising a house that goes up in flames when least expected, curtains burn up, walls scorched, the priest makes all members of the family go to confession and discovers the person responsible, related incidents and information, devil, supernatural); 2. Penitentes (in past the members of the order had strong religious convictions and exercised social control in the community and their families, later lack of interest among youth, matraca, Semana Santa, Holy Week); 3. La Llorona (relato, different version, she is the ghost of a woman whose children burned to death; story used to discipline children, family; he mentions a woman werewolf that was called La Llorona); 4. Father Martinez (Padre Martinez, of Taos, started an independent religious group in Northern New Mexico, speaks of Penitente flagellation and procession at Easter, Holy Week, Semana Santa, la morada, Mike believes one penitente offered himself to be crucified; luminarias as bon fires); 5. La piedra negra (relato tells that old time ranchers lived out in the open, alone, had a sort of welfare program among the group, mutualista; mentions piedra negra and witches, power, evil, cynical, supernatural); 6. Remedios caseros (home remedies, folk medicine, family had a three hundred and fifty thousand acre ranch, people in the ranch used all kinds of herbs to make home remedies, curandera, speaks of Silva gang of Las Vegas, New Mexico, folk medicine, story of an appendectomy, appendicitis, bandits, mentions Coronado Library at University of New Mexico); 7. Billy the Kid (relato, people were just afraid of him, Billy was very independent and went wherever he wanted to, code of the West among the Spanish speaking people, people helped him, most anyone was given food and shelter because people figured a stranger could be Christ himself). Cobos notes for 152 in folder.
Dates
- 1974
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