Ruben Cobos, Juliette Ortega, Alex Trujillo, recorders, 1970, 1974
Item — Box: 2, CD: 196
Scope and Contents
Cobos, 1974: Eddie Gallegos, b. 1911, Albuquerque, NM. 1. El final de San Marcial (fair recording, noisy, Eddie recited, a 1974 version of the ballad, corrido, river, flood, Rio Grande); 2. Lugares historicos, local history (background on Santa Rita, New Mexico, and San Antonio, near Socorro, Conrad Hilton's father and old man's grocery store, etc.).
Ortega, 1970: Juan Miera, b. 1888, Socorro, NM. 1. La cuesta de los negros (Juan tells how this hill near Socorro got its name, named for Black Negro African American slaves bought into the area at end of the nineteenth century, mentions mines owned by Conrad Hilton); 2. Conrad Hilton en San Antonio, New Mexico (tells about Hilton who lived in San Antonio, about ten miles south of Socorro, mentions Elfego Baca, Felipe Silva, Estanislao Fajardo, Andres Montoya, and others from Socorro); 3. Relato (oral history, personal information, Juan worked as a cowboy in early 1900s, early twentieth century, ranching, went to college in Las Cruces, was one of best baseball players there, was hit in the eye by a ball and blinded in one eye, sports, mentions trip to Kansas).
Trujillo, 1974: Merced Quintana, b. 1904, Santa Cruz, NM. 1. Indita de San Luis (fair recording, with Indian chant, jeyana, jeyana yo); 2. El mejicano y el gringo (anecdote, both riding same donkey, play on words, language, Anglo American and Mexicano; datos personales, personal information); 3. Si Dios quiere (folk tale, man going to town meets Jesus, the Lord, does not heed Him, God teaches him a lesson, turns him into a pig and other incidents).
Desiderio Quintana, b. 1900, Santa Cruz, NM. 1. Moros y cristianos (Desiderio gives some historical background for Santa Cruz area, tells about the old Spanish medieval pageant, battle between the Spanish Christians and the Arabian Moors, performed in Santa Cruz, New Mexico); 2. Viejo Vilmas (recites versos from poetry of this eighteenth century folk poet, about a joust between Vilmas and another poet Taberas, decimas, Gracia, Viejo, Sin fuegos, Tempesta, Tavera.).
Mrs. Sara Vigil, b. 1901, Santa Cruz, NM. El caballito, Part I (barbas de oro, folk tale, a princess, a magic colt, horse, the devil, the husband with a golden beard, a monster, and happy ending, women, family, cont. CD 197).
Ortega, 1970: Juan Miera, b. 1888, Socorro, NM. 1. La cuesta de los negros (Juan tells how this hill near Socorro got its name, named for Black Negro African American slaves bought into the area at end of the nineteenth century, mentions mines owned by Conrad Hilton); 2. Conrad Hilton en San Antonio, New Mexico (tells about Hilton who lived in San Antonio, about ten miles south of Socorro, mentions Elfego Baca, Felipe Silva, Estanislao Fajardo, Andres Montoya, and others from Socorro); 3. Relato (oral history, personal information, Juan worked as a cowboy in early 1900s, early twentieth century, ranching, went to college in Las Cruces, was one of best baseball players there, was hit in the eye by a ball and blinded in one eye, sports, mentions trip to Kansas).
Trujillo, 1974: Merced Quintana, b. 1904, Santa Cruz, NM. 1. Indita de San Luis (fair recording, with Indian chant, jeyana, jeyana yo); 2. El mejicano y el gringo (anecdote, both riding same donkey, play on words, language, Anglo American and Mexicano; datos personales, personal information); 3. Si Dios quiere (folk tale, man going to town meets Jesus, the Lord, does not heed Him, God teaches him a lesson, turns him into a pig and other incidents).
Desiderio Quintana, b. 1900, Santa Cruz, NM. 1. Moros y cristianos (Desiderio gives some historical background for Santa Cruz area, tells about the old Spanish medieval pageant, battle between the Spanish Christians and the Arabian Moors, performed in Santa Cruz, New Mexico); 2. Viejo Vilmas (recites versos from poetry of this eighteenth century folk poet, about a joust between Vilmas and another poet Taberas, decimas, Gracia, Viejo, Sin fuegos, Tempesta, Tavera.).
Mrs. Sara Vigil, b. 1901, Santa Cruz, NM. El caballito, Part I (barbas de oro, folk tale, a princess, a magic colt, horse, the devil, the husband with a golden beard, a monster, and happy ending, women, family, cont. CD 197).
Dates
- 1970, 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
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