Posts Tagged ‘Juan de Oñate’
Oñate Protest, Shooting, and Albuquerque’s Response
June 19, 2020 – This week began with the announcement by Tim Keller that he planned to create a new public safety agency—the Community Safety Department—to provide a non-police response to some 911 calls. That move was quickly overshadowed when what started as a peaceful, prayerful protest of a statue of conquistador Don Juan de…
Read MoreThe Line: Fiesta Downplays Violence While Celebrating Española Valley
August 2, 2019 – A retelling of history by organizers of the 50th Española Valley Fiesta has drawn criticism from some who say it ignores historical violence. The Rio Grande Sun’s Nathanael King wrote in a July 19 article that organizers aimed to make the Fiesta more culturally inclusive while reenacting Spanish Conquistador Juan de…
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