Christmas Time in Tierra Amarilla
Alfonso De Herrera-Ulibari reflects on Christmas traditions from his youth growing up in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico.
Independence Day – Imagining the Nation, in Questa, New Mexico
Recently, I came across a couple of photos taken of a Independence Day Parade in my home village of Questa, from circa 1935, which led me to reflect about this commemoration. It is interesting to reflect on this celebration of Independence Day (4th of July) for a mountain village that had been settled by Mexican citizens after Mexican Independence and before the U.S.-Mexican War that resulted in the annexation of the northern portion of Mexico. Questa, which was actually founded…