http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/ en-us © 2004-2009 New Mexico Office of the State Historian Various This is a series of lectures given by visiting scholars that go into various aspects of New Mexico History, from native times to the present. This is a series of lectures given by visiting scholars that go into various aspects of New Mexico History, from native times to the present. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/images/podcast_album_cover.jpg no http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/images/podcast_album_cover.jpg http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/ 560 560 Estevan Rael-Galvez nmhistorian@newmexicohistory.org Patricia Westlake Patricia Westlake Preserving a Jewish History in New Mexico through Archives and Commemoration The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society was founded in 1986 to promote the preservation of Jewish history in New Mexico. One of these components was the establishment of the NM Jewish Historical Society's Archives, housed at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives. These records include family papers from Jewish pioneers in New Mexico, Jewish artists, and the Society's administrative records. Elisabeth Kaplan wrote, while looking at the American Jewish Historical Society's inception, that "[t]he archival record doesn't just happen; it is created by individuals and organizations, and used, in turn, to support their values and missions, all of which comprises a process that is certainly not politically or culturally neutral."[i] The purpose of this research was to look at how the NMJHS fits into the larger history of American Jewish archives and how their preservation of Jewish history in New Mexico shapes and strengthens the community. The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society was founded in 1986 to promote the preservation of Jewish history in New Mexico. One of these components was the establishment of the NM Jewish Historical Society's Archives, housed at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives. These records include family papers from Jewish pioneers in New Mexico, Jewish artists, and the Society's administrative records. Elisabeth Kaplan wrote, while looking at the American Jewish Historical Society's inception, that "[t]he archival record doesn't just happen; it is created by individuals and organizations, and used, in turn, to support their values and missions, all of which comprises a process that is certainly not politically or culturally neutral."[i] The purpose of this research was to look at how the NMJHS fits into the larger history of American Jewish archives and how their preservation of Jewish history in New Mexico shapes and strengthens the community. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/patricia_westlake_done.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 00:33:45 Lille Norstad Lille Norstad New Mexico and Her People El Gr*ngo: New Mexico and Her People has been exemplified by scholars as a prototype of the racist, anti-Mexicano discourse prevalent during the mid-nineteenth century. Its rhetorical strategies, however, have not been examined at length alongside texts with similar ideological goals. This discussion looks at ways that archival material can enhance our historical understanding of a given text as discourse, thus providing important insights into how such a text becomes rhetorical. El Gr*ngo: New Mexico and Her People has been exemplified by scholars as a prototype of the racist, anti-Mexicano discourse prevalent during the mid-nineteenth century. Its rhetorical strategies, however, have not been examined at length alongside texts with similar ideological goals. This discussion looks at ways that archival material can enhance our historical understanding of a given text as discourse, thus providing important insights into how such a text becomes rhetorical. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/lily_nordstadt_done.mp3 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 01:01:17 Ronald Maestas, Ph.D. Ronald Maestas, Ph.D. Pedro Lucero de Godoy is considered the proginator of several prominent families in New Mexico. Pedro arrived in Santa Fe in January 1617; he was sixteen or seventeen years of age, yet considered a man for some of this period. Soon after his arrival Pedro married Petronila de Zamora. Pedro Lucero de Godoy re-married Francisca Gomez de Robledo, daughter of Portuguese adventurer Francisco Gomez. The researcher is a direct descendant of Francisco Gomez. Pedro Lucero de Godoy is considered the proginator of several prominent families in New Mexico. Pedro arrived in Santa Fe in January 1617; he was sixteen or seventeen years of age, yet considered a man for some of this period. Soon after his arrival Pedro married Petronila de Zamora. Pedro Lucero de Godoy re-married Francisca Gomez de Robledo, daughter of Portuguese adventurer Francisco Gomez. The researcher is a direct descendant of Francisco Gomez. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/ronald_maestas_finished.mp3 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 35:11 Don Usner Don Usner Last year, Don Usner, embarked on a project to transcribe the Ortega-Borrego papers, a diverse collection of historic documents from the Santa Cruz valley-especially the Plaza del Cerro in Chimayó-and the San Juan/El Güique area. The original documents are held in private family collections, while copies of most of them (approximately 200 in number) can be found in the New Mexico Records Center and Archives. He transcribed approximately 50 documents dating from 1706 to 1800 last year and continued with the work this year, transcribing another 50 documents. Last year, Don Usner, embarked on a project to transcribe the Ortega-Borrego papers, a diverse collection of historic documents from the Santa Cruz valley-especially the Plaza del Cerro in Chimayó-and the San Juan/El Güique area. The original documents are held in private family collections, while copies of most of them (approximately 200 in number) can be found in the New Mexico Records Center and Archives. He transcribed approximately 50 documents dating from 1706 to 1800 last year and continued with the work this year, transcribing another 50 documents. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/don_usner_done.mp3 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 00:42:24 Katherine Pomonis Katherine Pomonis There were no known Greeks in Albuquerque until 1896 at which time Greek names can be found in the city directory. Some worked for the railroad. Others had TB and came for the cure. By 1917, some began opening businesses in the downtown area. Those who succeeded bought homes and either brought wives from Greece or intermarried. They began petitioning for naturalization starting in 1906. One is known to have fought in WW I and one is known to have died in WW II. In 1937, they opened a national sanatorium for indigent Greeks. In 1944, the Hellenic community established an Orthodox church. There were no known Greeks in Albuquerque until 1896 at which time Greek names can be found in the city directory. Some worked for the railroad. Others had TB and came for the cure. By 1917, some began opening businesses in the downtown area. Those who succeeded bought homes and either brought wives from Greece or intermarried. They began petitioning for naturalization starting in 1906. One is known to have fought in WW I and one is known to have died in WW II. In 1937, they opened a national sanatorium for indigent Greeks. In 1944, the Hellenic community established an Orthodox church. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/katherine_pomonis_finished.mp3 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 34:49 Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Ph.D. Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Ph.D. Militarization, Patriotism, and the Politics of Tradition This lecture examines the evolution of development on the Navajo Nation from 1968 to the present and its impact on Navajo entrance into American modern society, including shifting concepts of traditional gender roles. This lecture examines the evolution of development on the Navajo Nation from 1968 to the present and its impact on Navajo entrance into American modern society, including shifting concepts of traditional gender roles. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/jennifer_nez_denetdale.mp3 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:13:18 Christopher Cozzone Christopher Cozzone While New Mexicans know the names Johnny Tapia, Danny Romero and Holly Holm, few have heard of Benny Chavez, Eddie Mack or Benny Cordova. Few know that, in 1868, a five-hour bare-knuckle prize fight outside Santa Fe resulted in a death, or that, in 1896, the Territory of New Mexico played a huge role in a nationwide ban on prizefights. While New Mexicans know the names Johnny Tapia, Danny Romero and Holly Holm, few have heard of Benny Chavez, Eddie Mack or Benny Cordova. Few know that, in 1868, a five-hour bare-knuckle prize fight outside Santa Fe resulted in a death, or that, in 1896, the Territory of New Mexico played a huge role in a nationwide ban on prizefights. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/christopher_cozzone_done.mp3 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:02:14 Jordan Gonzalez Jordan Gonzalez Counterstories of the Bata'an Death March This research project focuses on New Mexicans who were stationed in the Philippines during World War II, specifically in the 200th and 515th Coastal Guard Artillery Units of the National Guard. In April 1942, after the Battle of Bata'an, Japan's Imperial Army forced approximately 70,000 U.S. and Filipino captive soldiers to march more than 75 miles on the Bata'an Peninsula, located on the island of Luzon, towards the camps that would become the survivors' home for the duration of the war. More than one-third of these soldiers-estimated at more than 25,000-died during the summer of 1942 alone. New Mexicans endured, died, and survived the Bata'an Death March in larger numbers of National Guard personnel than any other U.S. state, with regiments that totaled more than 1,800 Native Americans, Latinos, and Whites. Although published research portrays the traumatic events of the Bata'an Death March, the experiences of veterans of color, including those from New Mexico, have received less attention and critical analysis. Through the framework of Critical Race Theory, this project centers their stories as ethnic minorities enduring war and imperialism. This research project focuses on New Mexicans who were stationed in the Philippines during World War II, specifically in the 200th and 515th Coastal Guard Artillery Units of the National Guard. In April 1942, after the Battle of Bata'an, Japan's Imperial Army forced approximately 70,000 U.S. and Filipino captive soldiers to march more than 75 miles on the Bata'an Peninsula, located on the island of Luzon, towards the camps that would become the survivors' home for the duration of the war. More than one-third of these soldiers-estimated at more than 25,000-died during the summer of 1942 alone. New Mexicans endured, died, and survived the Bata'an Death March in larger numbers of National Guard personnel than any other U.S. state, with regiments that totaled more than 1,800 Native Americans, Latinos, and Whites. Although published research portrays the traumatic events of the Bata'an Death March, the experiences of veterans of color, including those from New Mexico, have received less attention and critical analysis. Through the framework of Critical Race Theory, this project centers their stories as ethnic minorities enduring war and imperialism. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/jordan_gonzalez_final.mp3 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:20:57 Joy Sperling, Ph.D. Joy Sperling, Ph.D. Art, Tourism, and the Spectacle of the Southwest This presentation will examine the origins, construction, and durability of the visual myth of the Southwest as an 'enchanted land' through an investigation of the ways art and tourism transacted in the early modern period to re-imagine the Southwest's identity, place and purpose within the prevailing American national narrative. I argue that the 'enchanting' of the region, the mythologized visual narrative produced by transplanted art colonists as outsiders, and the not-entirely voluntary 'performed authenticity' of its Native American residents, who were subjected daily to the scrutinizing gaze of tourists, functioned in concert to create a seamless, visually engaging and entertaining space for wealthy tourists. Those tourists found solace, comfort, and a reinstatement of their position as consumers of visual culture within the geographical space of the United States at a time when they found it increasingly difficult to assert their status freely and guiltlessly at the height of the Great Depression. This presentation will examine the origins, construction, and durability of the visual myth of the Southwest as an 'enchanted land' through an investigation of the ways art and tourism transacted in the early modern period to re-imagine the Southwest's identity, place and purpose within the prevailing American national narrative. I argue that the 'enchanting' of the region, the mythologized visual narrative produced by transplanted art colonists as outsiders, and the not-entirely voluntary 'performed authenticity' of its Native American residents, who were subjected daily to the scrutinizing gaze of tourists, functioned in concert to create a seamless, visually engaging and entertaining space for wealthy tourists. Those tourists found solace, comfort, and a reinstatement of their position as consumers of visual culture within the geographical space of the United States at a time when they found it increasingly difficult to assert their status freely and guiltlessly at the height of the Great Depression. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/joy_sperling_finished.mp3 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:01:01 Marinella Lentis Marinella Lentis This presentation will focus on the art curriculum of the Albuquerque Indian School from 1889 to 1917. In particular, it will discuss the organization, structure and pedagogy of arts and crafts instruction within a school day, the advertising and marketing of students' crafts, and the students' responses to this curriculum. This presentation will focus on the art curriculum of the Albuquerque Indian School from 1889 to 1917. In particular, it will discuss the organization, structure and pedagogy of arts and crafts instruction within a school day, the advertising and marketing of students' crafts, and the students' responses to this curriculum. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/marinella_lentis.mp3 Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 52:39 David Correia, Ph.D David Correia, Ph.D Legal Interpretation and Social Convention in the Ongoing Conflict over the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant in Northern New Mexico The adjudication of claims for the Mexican-era Tierra Amarilla Land Grant in northern New Mexico remains one of the most controversial legal issues in New Mexico land grant history. As a result of the lengthy adjudication and frequent conflict, claims and counterclaims over private versus common property on the grant remain unresolved. Among the issues are the conflicting legal and social conventions of territorial New Mexico and the legal interpretations of property by New Mexico and Federal Courts. In this brown-bag discussion, Correia reconsiders the question of property in Tierra Amarilla by revisiting the social and legal foundation of property rights in territorial New Mexico, the various methods claimants used in the early 20th century when making property rights arguments, and the logic of state and federal courts in interpreting property claims. The adjudication of claims for the Mexican-era Tierra Amarilla Land Grant in northern New Mexico remains one of the most controversial legal issues in New Mexico land grant history. As a result of the lengthy adjudication and frequent conflict, claims and counterclaims over private versus common property on the grant remain unresolved. Among the issues are the conflicting legal and social conventions of territorial New Mexico and the legal interpretations of property by New Mexico and Federal Courts. In this brown-bag discussion, Correia reconsiders the question of property in Tierra Amarilla by revisiting the social and legal foundation of property rights in territorial New Mexico, the various methods claimants used in the early 20th century when making property rights arguments, and the logic of state and federal courts in interpreting property claims. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/david_correia.mp3 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:14:38 Michael Alarid Michael Alarid Intercultural Conflict within the Population of Santa Fe in the Wake of the U.S. Mexican War Intercultural Conflict within the Population of Santa Fe in the Wake of the U.S. Mexican War http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/alarid.mp3 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 53:48 Jason Shapiro Jason Shapiro 12,000 Years of Archaeology in Santa Fe, NM Over the past century, archaeologists have learned a great deal about 12,000 years of life in and around Santa Fe. We have some idea about how the several cultural periods differed and why they differed, but despite all our efforts, we as archaeologists will never be able to sit back and say, "We're done. There is nothing else that we can know or can learn or can understand." In a place like Santa Fe, the next new discovery orinterpretation may be literally right around the corner. Over the past century, archaeologists have learned a great deal about 12,000 years of life in and around Santa Fe. We have some idea about how the several cultural periods differed and why they differed, but despite all our efforts, we as archaeologists will never be able to sit back and say, "We're done. There is nothing else that we can know or can learn or can understand." In a place like Santa Fe, the next new discovery orinterpretation may be literally right around the corner. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/shapiro_done_2.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:03:56 Sabrina Sanchez Sabrina Sanchez This talk examines the gendered rhetorical strategies that Territorial Penitentiary inmates deployed in order to claim entitlement to Territorial Governor George Curry's Holiday Pardons between 1907 and 1910. How did these men-along with destitute parents, ill wives, and "womanly" children-construct and perform Territorial masculinities by evoking claims of industriousness, familial responsibilities of embattled caregivers, vulnerabilities of boyhood, and financial burdens based upon age and disability? Attention will be paid to the ways women appear-and subsequently disappear-as recipients of aid, as collaborators in criminal rehabilitation, and as inmates themselves. Finally, this talk explores whether appeals for Holiday Pardons masked underlying economic instability within Territorial New Mexico's penitentiary system, specifically in Chaves County. This talk examines the gendered rhetorical strategies that Territorial Penitentiary inmates deployed in order to claim entitlement to Territorial Governor George Curry's Holiday Pardons between 1907 and 1910. How did these men-along with destitute parents, ill wives, and "womanly" children-construct and perform Territorial masculinities by evoking claims of industriousness, familial responsibilities of embattled caregivers, vulnerabilities of boyhood, and financial burdens based upon age and disability? Attention will be paid to the ways women appear-and subsequently disappear-as recipients of aid, as collaborators in criminal rehabilitation, and as inmates themselves. Finally, this talk explores whether appeals for Holiday Pardons masked underlying economic instability within Territorial New Mexico's penitentiary system, specifically in Chaves County. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/sabrina_sanchez.mp3 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1:00:00 gender, language Brandon Morgan Brandon Morgan The Impact of the Mexican Revolution on Citizens in New Mexico. On the Trail of Pancho Villa in New Mexico: The Impact of the Mexican Revolution on Citizens in New Mexico On the Trail of Pancho Villa in New Mexico: The Impact of the Mexican Revolution on Citizens in New Mexico http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/BRANDONMORGANfinished.mp3 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 00:54:25 Traci Voyles Traci Voyles Intimate Cartographies and Military Industry on the Navajo Nation At Home on the Front End: Intimate Cartographies and Military Industry on the Navajo Nation At Home on the Front End: Intimate Cartographies and Military Industry on the Navajo Nation http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/VoylesPodcast.mp3 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 48:30 James Dory-Garduno James Dory-Garduno Did the Governor Recognize Aboriginal Claims in his Grants to the Pueblos of Zia, Jemez, Santa Ana, and Cochiti? Thomas Velez Cachupin and the New Mexico Pueblos: Did the Governor Recognize Aboriginal Claims in his Grants to the Pueblos of Zia, Jemez, Santa Ana, and Cochiti? Thomas Velez Cachupin and the New Mexico Pueblos: Did the Governor Recognize Aboriginal Claims in his Grants to the Pueblos of Zia, Jemez, Santa Ana, and Cochiti? http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/garduno.mp3 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Molly Charlyn Padgett Molly Charlyn Padgett Valles Caldera A Cultural Mapping and Place Name Study: Valles Caldera A Cultural Mapping and Place Name Study: Valles Caldera http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/Padgett.mp3 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Don Usner: Photographer, Santa Fe, New Mexico Don Usner: Photographer, Santa Fe, New Mexico Records from 200 Years at the Plaza del Cerro The Ortega Papers from Chimayo: Records from 200 Years at the Plaza del Cerro The Ortega Papers from Chimayo: Records from 200 Years at the Plaza del Cerro http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/USNER.mp3 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 00:55:37 Dr. Priscilla Solis Ybarra: Assistant Professor, English, Texas Tech University Dr. Priscilla Solis Ybarra: Assistant Professor, English, Texas Tech University Environmental Writing in New Mexico: Nina Otero Warren Mexican American writing is a very valuable resource for environmental thought. Mexican Americans' deep historical ties to the land - working the land in sustainable ways - and the narration of these ties in memoirs and novels of the nineteenth and early twentieth century prove invaluable resources for traditional environmental knowledge. Up to now, no one has taken the time to establish a methodical mapping of Mexican American environmental writing. Writing such a Mexican American environmental literary history involves two challenges: to establish as deep a historical context as possible, and to offer a comprehensive geographic representation. This lecture is part of this larger project and concerns the environmental writer Adelina Otero Warren from New Mexico, a region that contains a rich history of writing about the natural environment, and delves into the early twentieth century, a period of dynamic development in the Mexican American identity. Environmental Writing in New Mexico: Nina Otero Warren Mexican American writing is a very valuable resource for environmental thought. Mexican Americans' deep historical ties to the land - working the land in sustainable ways - and the narration of these ties in memoirs and novels of the nineteenth and early twentieth century prove invaluable resources for traditional environmental knowledge. Up to now, no one has taken the time to establish a methodical mapping of Mexican American environmental writing. Writing such a Mexican American environmental literary history involves two challenges: to establish as deep a historical context as possible, and to offer a comprehensive geographic representation. This lecture is part of this larger project and concerns the environmental writer Adelina Otero Warren from New Mexico, a region that contains a rich history of writing about the natural environment, and delves into the early twentieth century, a period of dynamic development in the Mexican American identity. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/ybarra_2.mp3 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 0:34:37 Federico A. Reade, Jr., PhD Federico A. Reade, Jr., PhD The Alianza, the Black Berets, and Community Activism The Alianza, the Black Berets, and Community Activism http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/reade.mp3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 1:00:00 Ruth Michelle Quintana Ruth Michelle Quintana New Mexico's Ties to World War II History Dean Jett Correspondence: New Mexico's Ties to World War II History Dean Jett Correspondence: New Mexico's Ties to World War II History http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/quintana.mp3 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 00:38:52 Dr. Lorena Oropeza: Associate Professor, History, University of California, Davis Dr. Lorena Oropeza: Associate Professor, History, University of California, Davis The Alianza Federal de Mercedes: Between Memory and History In this lecture, Dr. Oropeza explicates two strategies that allow her to address the era of land-grant activism in general and the Alianza's Federal de Mercedes' controversial founder in particular. Dr. Oropeza argues that Reies Lopez Tijerina's greatest significance was not as a gun-wielding revolutionary (as so often painted in celebratory accounts of the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid) but as someone who popularized a long-suppressed version of the past, in this case, the memory of land loss among Spanish-speaking New Mexicans. Secondly she argues that Reies Lopez Tijerina was also a memory enforcer in terms of his own reputation. On the one hand, Tijerina challenged mythic narratives about the peaceful conquest of Native people by the Spanish and of harmonious race relations through time in New Mexico. On the other hand, Tijerina was very much involved in establishing and even enforcing an official story about himself and his role in the land-grant movement and beyond. The Alianza Federal de Mercedes: Between Memory and History In this lecture, Dr. Oropeza explicates two strategies that allow her to address the era of land-grant activism in general and the Alianza's Federal de Mercedes' controversial founder in particular. Dr. Oropeza argues that Reies Lopez Tijerina's greatest significance was not as a gun-wielding revolutionary (as so often painted in celebratory accounts of the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid) but as someone who popularized a long-suppressed version of the past, in this case, the memory of land loss among Spanish-speaking New Mexicans. Secondly she argues that Reies Lopez Tijerina was also a memory enforcer in terms of his own reputation. On the one hand, Tijerina challenged mythic narratives about the peaceful conquest of Native people by the Spanish and of harmonious race relations through time in New Mexico. On the other hand, Tijerina was very much involved in establishing and even enforcing an official story about himself and his role in the land-grant movement and beyond. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/podcasts/Oropeza.mp3 Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 1:02:47