Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1975
Item — Box: 6, CD: 542
Scope and Contents
Nora Tafoya, from Red Cliff, Colorado. Similar to CD 362. Begins at 00:11 and ends at 29:14. Conversation (good recording, ethnicity, Mexican American, Chicano, Hispano, Spanish American, identity, Latino, Mexican, Hispano, aka Nora Sandoval Tafoya, maiden name, b. 1946, from Red Cliff, Colorado, born in San Pablo, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, no one lives in San Pablo, NM now, only land remains, comments heard by Elvira Cobos, Similar to CD 399, Dr. Cobos asks the speaker personal questions, informant does not want to be called Mexicano, believes she is not Mexican, she said in Colorado the Anglos always called anyone with a Spanish name Mexicans even if they were born here in the United States, superstitions, el pajaro, her Mother's friend Pablita said when she died she would come back and break the Mother's dishes, one day a bird came in the house and some dishes fell down broken, she learned Pablita was shot same day while picking pinon, a bird in the home is a bad omen, if dream of bride in white someone in family will die and so happened, dream, don't tell dream before breakfast or will come true, death, muerte, brujeria, superstitions, witchs, dreams, spell on informant, school classmate jealous of her good grades gave Nora food that made her sick, like being pregnant but not, could not get well, family took her to curandero in Central, Colorado, prayed over her, curandero said classmate had done it and Nora knew her, gets well, girl tried to curse her again, group conversation, more on pajaros, kinds of birds coming in house, bad luck, el pelo, remedies for dry hair, hair falling out, making hair grow better, for shampoo, witches, curses, evil eye, mal ojo, children, cure, health, remedios, medicine,salud, husband Harold Tafoya, el pozo, the well, when someone has not visited in a long time, dejar la puerta abiera, open door, cola larga, cuento, story of Mama la garra y la capa, chaquewefood, cooking, bunuelos, chaqueque, torrejas, torta de huevo, sopa, caprirotada, honey, maple syrup, Spanish, codeswitch into English, Bilingual speaker, language, Spanglish, see CD 542 and 362, related material, natillas, poliadas, cereal, for curing a stomach ailment, curcio, cursio, diarrhea, paste for wall paper. Cobos notes for Nora Tafoya 362 in folder. There is a double set, with slightly different details in each).
Dates
- 1975
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