Posts Tagged ‘conquistadors’
Examining New Mexico’s Complicated Colonial History
July 9, 2021 – Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez is a New Mexico native and an assistant professor at Arizona State University. She is also co-editor of the book “Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland.” As a Chicana who is critical of monuments to Spanish conquistadors, she has also worked on a decolonial bibliography of controversial conqueror…
Read MoreThe Line: Arrests At La Entrada Protests
September 15, 2017 – Protests at the “Entrada de Don Diego de Vargas” re-enactment last week in Santa Fe were more heated than they were last year. Eight protesters were arrested, and one was held on felony charges. Gene Grant and the Line panelists examine reasons behind the protests and debate whether agreements can be…
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