{"id":14716,"date":"2019-08-02T08:52:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=14716"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:45:27","slug":"the-line-fiesta-downplays-violence-while-celebrating-espanola-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-fiesta-downplays-violence-while-celebrating-espanola-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Fiesta Downplays Violence While Celebrating Espa\u00f1ola Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MixDw3r0H_E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>August 2, 2019 \u2013 A retelling of history by organizers of the 50th Espa\u00f1ola Valley Fiesta has drawn criticism from some who say it ignores historical violence. The <em>Rio Grande Sun<\/em>\u2019s Nathanael King wrote in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riograndesun.com\/news\/fiesta-historians-downplay-acoma-massacre\/article_5c73fbf6-a985-11e9-9425-e754cba0abdd.html\">July 19 article<\/a> that organizers aimed to make the Fiesta more culturally inclusive while reenacting Spanish Conquistador Juan de O\u00f1ate\u2019s arrival in the Valley. Yet speakers at the Fiesta and an accompanying conference downplayed the violence the Spaniards inflicted upon Pueblo inhabitants.\u00a0 Gene Grant and The Line panelists discuss the event and cultural sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Bird, public health consultant<br \/>\nDan Foley, former state representative<br \/>\nChristine Sierra, UNM political science professor emerita<br \/>\nHarry Van Buren, UNM Anderson School of Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reading: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riograndesun.com\/news\/fiesta-historians-downplay-acoma-massacre\/article_5c73fbf6-a985-11e9-9425-e754cba0abdd.html\">Fiesta Historians Downplay Acoma Massacre<\/a> \u2013 <em>Rio Grande Sun<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2, 2019 \u2013 A retelling of history by organizers of the 50th Espa\u00f1ola Valley Fiesta has drawn criticism from some who say it ignores historical violence. The Rio Grande Sun\u2019s Nathanael King wrote in a July 19 article that organizers aimed to make the Fiesta more culturally inclusive while reenacting Spanish Conquistador Juan de&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[529],"tags":[3362,3369,3370,1210,3368,3364,666,3366,3365,687,3367,3363,1389],"class_list":["post-14716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-line","tag-50th-espanola-valley-fiesta","tag-acoma","tag-acoma-massacre","tag-acoma-pueblo","tag-al-borrego","tag-conquistador","tag-espanola","tag-historian","tag-juan-de-onate","tag-onate","tag-roberto-valdez","tag-spain","tag-spanish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Line: Fiesta Downplays Violence While Celebrating Espa\u00f1ola Valley - New Mexico In Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-fiesta-downplays-violence-while-celebrating-espanola-valley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Line: Fiesta Downplays Violence While Celebrating Espa\u00f1ola Valley - New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"August 2, 2019 \u2013 A retelling of history by organizers of the 50th Espa\u00f1ola Valley Fiesta has drawn criticism from some who say it ignores historical violence. 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