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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

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