Ortiz, Luis (Villanueva, NM), Oct. 6, 1971
File — Box: 5, CD: 32
Scope and Contents
Life in early 1900s: Work in the campo (mountain ranges), railroad work at Santa Rosa area, mine work, water usage, poverty in Villanueva, mine work in Trinidad, Colorado, and work sheepherding in Las Animas, work for counties as "Coyotero"- trapping and killing lobos and coyotes for pelts, horse breaking, discussion of Rio Pecos geographical area, knowledge of mountain ranges throughout New Mexico and Colorado, animales and yerbas, remembrance about town of Atarque area, loss of agriculture use, how welfare and social security checks changed traditional life and the people abandoned personal agricultural life in communities and predicts how "gente blanca" will take over traditional agricultural communities, stories of range life, discussions on Spanish language and Catholic religion verse Protestant, relations with regional Native Americans.
Dates
- Oct. 6, 1971
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 57 CD's of digital files
From the Series: 2 folders
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