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Ernestine Armijo de Evermon, recorder, 1971

 File — Box: 2, CD: 203

Scope and Contents

Gilberto Espinosa, b. 1883 Conejos, Colorado. 1. El hermano, Penitente (San Luis Valley, Colorado, procession, Good Friday, Holy Week, Semana Santa, blood, whip, skeleton, death, 100 men perform ritual in a dark church, after ceremony Pedro Lovato returns to find one brother still in flagellation, arrow of death passes through him, he continues his walk with a glowing chest, told in English); 2. Juan y Pedro (best friends start a brandy business, buy alcohol from one another until there is none left); 3. Los primeros pobladores de Nuevo Mexico (Juan de Onate, 1598, San Juan Pueblo, in English); 4. Origenes de los Armijos, Armijo family, Armijo is Latin name meaning soldier, from Zacatecas, came in conquest of De Vargas); 5. Conversacion (in English, Spanish Jews, Native American Indians, old relatives, friends).

Regina Alvarado de Cata, b. 1883, Antonito, Colorado. (Cata also appears on CD 200). 1. La hormiguita (ant, broken leg, only God can help her); 2. Pipis y gallos (peeks and cocks, in circle on floor, replying to questions, children, game); 3. Rezo a San Miguel (pray to Saint Michael); 4. Conversacion (her father Eusebio Alvarado, came from Barcelona, Spain, a soldier, with the conquistadores?, wounded by the Navajo Native Americans?, she born in Colorado, worked at a church, speaker is 88 years old, teacher, married a Native American Indian man from San Juan Pueblo, Mr. Cata); 5. Cuento, La burra (Part I, cont., young man seeking work, meets God, gets a donkey, rich man wants it, steals it, burro).

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

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