Santa Fe 2011 Fiesta

8/4/2019 Santa Fe 2011 Fiesta

1/24

FIESTA

SANTA FE 2011

T H E S A N TA F E N E W M E X I C A N W W W . S A N T A F E N E W M E X I C A N . C O M


2/24

2 2011 FIESTA de SANTA FE

SANTA FE EXCHANGE:THE LOCALS TRADING POST

FOR 28 YEARS!


3/24

2011 FIESTAde SANTA FE 3


4/24


We are a not-for-profit financia

cooperative. That means we offer

low rates and low or no fees to you,

your family, friends, and co-workers

your fellow member-owners. We

offer everything from checking

accounts to mortgages, investment

services to business services. When

youre looking for commitment to

community and true local service,

join us to become a member-owner

and experience

www.nmefcu.org

16 Branch Locations from Socorro to Taos

Member NCUA

We are a CommunityOur members are the owners.


5/24


FIESTA

SANTA FE 2011

Inside6

Royal courts dresses make a bow to history.

8A question-and-answer with La Reina and Don Diego

10The history behind Don Diegos cuadri la

15Complete Fiesa schedule of events

16Long-time volunteers keep Fiesa Council vibrant.

18Lecture examines death on El Camino Real.

20Zozobra escapes! Read al about it.

C O V E R P H O T O

Luis Snchez SaturnoSamantha Antonia Tapia y Olguin, the 2011

La Reina de la Fiesta de Santa Fe, smilesas she leaves the Cathedral Basilica of St.Francis of Assisi after her coronation in July.

C O V E R D E S I G N

Deborah Villa

E D I T O R A N D P U B L I S H E R

Robin Martin

A SSOCIA TE PUBL ISHE R

Ginny Sohn

MA N A GIN G E D ITOR

Rob Dean

E D ITORIA L

Magazine editor Inez Russell986-3093, [email protected]

Magazine art director Deborah Villa986-3027, [email protected]

Director of photography Clyde Mueller

A D VE RTISIN G

Advertising director Tamara Hand, 986-3007Advertising layout Christine Huffman

D E SIGN E RS

Elspeth Hilbert, Scott Fowler,Dale Deforest, Bill Jacobi

A D VE RTISIN G SA L E S

Michael Brendel, 995-3825Gary Brouse, 995-3861Belinda Hoschar, 995-3844Cristina Iverson, 995-3830Alex J. Martinez, 995-3841

Jan Montoya, 995-3838Art Trujillo, 995-3820Rick Wiegers, 995-3840

C O M M E R C I A L P R I N T S A L E S

Rob Newlin, [email protected]

SY STE MS

Technology director Michael Campbell

P R O D U C T I O N

Operations director Al WaldronAssistant production director Tim CramerPrepress manager Dan GomezPress manager Larry QuintanaPackaging manager Brian Schultz

WEB

Digital development Henry M. Lopezwww.santafenewmexican.com

A D D RE SS

Office: 202 E. Marcy St.Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Advertising information: 505-986-3082Delivery: 505-984-0363, 800-873-3372For copies, please call Reggie Perez, 428-7645, or email [email protected]

PUBLIS HED S EPT. 1 , 2 0 1 1

SANTA FE FIESTA S ONGSpanish

Music by Bily Palau,Spanish Lyrics by Johnny Valdes, Jr.

Santa Fe, tus fiesas de setiebreSe celebran en la capital

Con Zozobra queando las penasYa las fiesas an a comenzaTus mujeres llenas de alegia

Pregonando an su nuevo aoA a luz de grandes luminaias

Van cantando con placeesa cancion

Si Seo, como no, aonos al acilonA bailay gozade esa linda polacion

SANTA FE FIESTA S ONGEnglish

Music by Bily Palau,English Lyrics by Avalee Turner

In old Santa Fe e hae La FiesaTis the time fo singing, dance and play

On this day e do not take la siesaWhile Zozobra burns the gloom away

Steel uitars are softly struming musicSenoita, come along with me

Luminaias all are shining bightlyAt the baile, fancy costumes you will see

Si Seo, como no, lets go out and hae some funAndell see Santa Fe in Conquistaores ay.


6/24

6 2 011 FIESTA de SANTA FE

By Sandra BaltazaMartnez

Carmen Valenzuelas hands seem to caress the enless yards of wine-colored

fabric as she gently slides it under a neele that embroiders turquoise patterns.

Sheent at least 20 hours behind her sewing machine on each of this years

Fiesa de Santa Fe royaltys ric rac dresses.

And the same was true for seamstresses Dolores Garcia and Linda Medina, whocreated and the formal gowns and a traditional velvet louse and skirt, reectively,during a tight six-week window.

During that time the three seamstresses helped give Fiesa de Santa Fe 2011 a moretraditional Spanish look.

I wanted the class As and the two class B dresses to be a little more reminiscent ofSpain, said Fiesa Council President Herman Lovato.

The ric rac dresses, for example, are the type that grandmothers used to wear to

ROYALWEARTop-notc seastreses design fo La Reina and he court

Luis Sancez Satu

Seamstress Carmen Valenzuela sews a dress for La Reina and her princesas. The dress is a 1950s traditional ric rac dress.


7/24

Fiesa and their daughters and their grandaughters are stiltrying to fit into them, Lovato said.

I wanted to capture that, Lovato said about the ric rac modelscreated by Valenzuela, a Santa Fe native. The princesas wearwine-colored dresses and La Reina Samantha Tapia wears awhite dress. Al the dresses are tea-length; the bottom of the

waist-fitted dresses are detailed with white, silver and turquoiseric rac. The embroidery accents and gives a delicate finish to themodel, which includes a bolero jacket.

I sew every night until midnight and then a couple more hoursin the morning before going to work, said Valenzuela, 58, wholearned how to use a sewing machine in her home economics classat the now-defunct Harington Junior High School in Santa Fe.

Valenzuela also worked on new ric rac louses and skirts forFiesa Council members; the men wil be wearing a fuchsia andlack long-sleeve fiesa shirt with ric rac, Valenzuela said.

I love making beautiful clothes. And whats inspiring is that Iget to create. I dont like the ordinary, I like things that pop, saidValenzuela, who curently works for a private suede and leather

designer in Santa Fe. The job alows her to travel to Italy and othercountries such as Moscow, Dubai and China to witness some ofthe worlds high-end fashion.

But in Santa Fe, she is enthusiastic about participating in atradition her family has been a part of for years, she said.

The same is true for Dolores Garcia, 60, a Santa Fe native whocreated the formal gown, known as the class A dress. Whatdistinuishes this years dress are the ruffles and lace, a look that wewere used to seeing once upon a time, said Garcia, who got helpfrom her five grandaughters; some helped with the details on thedresses, others used leftover material to make clothes for Barbie, butthey al stoped by to cheer for their grandmothers work.

Garcia has been a seamstress for decades. She started sewing

for her brothers and their wives. Last year she made severalpieces for her son, Manuel Garcia y Gonzales, who took the 2010Don Diego title. As she sews, she thinks of every person, sendslessings and wishes that their Fiesa experience become a life-changing event, she said.

Its just a lot of positive energy going into it, Garcia said.Working on attire for the Fiesa royalty is nothing but an honor

for seamstress Linda Medina, 67, who created this years velvetskirts (broomstick style) and peasant louses. La Reina wil bewearing a gray, teal green for the princesas and royal lue forthe Native American princesa. Medina, a Taos native, has beensewing for Taos Fiesa royalty for decades, she said. She moved toAbuquerque 12 years ago and stil remains involved with Taosand Santa Fe fiesas. For Medina, making gowns for royalty ismuch more than piecing garments together.

I consider that this is our tradition, she said, something thatour ancesors left us.


Courtesy

New Fiesta outfits for La Reina (right) and her court (top) showcasethe ric rac style so popular in Fiestas past.


8/24

8 2 011 FIESTA de SANTA FE

La Reina Samantha Antonia Tapia y

Oluin and Don Diego de Vargas Andy

Lee Lopez y Sandoval have been busy

al summer with their duties as part of

the Santa Fe Fiesa Royal Court. They

sat down to tak to Sandra Baltazar

Martinez about the Fiesa de Santa Fe

and their experience as royalty.

SAMANTHA ANTONIATAPIA Y OLGUIN

What two things hae you learned about you

culture through participating as La Reina?

The history. Ive learned a lot, you realyget to learn the true meaning of Fiesa,about Our Lady. Its also opened me up.Its helped me explain to my nieces andnephews about Fiesa, about why Imdoing this.

What has been the greatest callenge? Whathae you enjoyed the most?

Chalenge: Fitting everything into myschedule, but thankfuly theyre lenient [at

work].Enjoyed the most: For me so far, its

attending the Novena Masses. You realyfelt it in your heart...and then you havethe older people teling you, thank you forkeeping our tradition alive.

What hae you learned about yourselfthrough this proces?That I can push myself to the l imits. Ididnt think that I could get up and give aeech in both Spanish and English. Goingthrough this has made me apreciate SantaFe more than I ever have.

Whats the one aect of Fiesa that you wouldant youdescendents to preserve?

To base (Fiesa) around La Conquistadora.Its al about her.

Do you consideFiesa a comunitywideevent? What makes it so (onot)?

I do. Everybody attends, its a weekend

where friends and family get together...

and you always meet someone new. Fromthe Tapia side of my family, I always meet a

new cousin. Its a big family.

ANDY LEE LOPEZ Y SANDOVAL

What two things hae you learned about you

culture through participating as Don Diego?

The one thing that Ive learned is that

were al one, you cant differentiate

between Anglos, Hispanics, Native

Americans. Were just one. Ive also

learned that deep in our hearts nobody

wants to let our traditions die out.

What has been the greatest callenge? What

hae you enjoyed the most?

Chalenge: Smiling al the time. It gets

trying toward the end.

Enjoyedthemost: Working with Sam, shes

a great person. And the unity weve formed.

Weve bonded to thepoint that everyones

comingto posadas to myhouse this year.What hae you learned about yourself

through this proces

?That I cant get everything done by myselIve learned to become humle. It takesa team, everybody pushing in the samedirection to accomplish something.

Whats the one aect of Fiesa that you wouant youdescendents to preserve?

Thats simple, thats the Novenas and theprocession.

Do you consideFiesa a comunitywideevent? What makes it so (o not)?

No. I see its lost a little bit of itsmomemtum. The community could bemore united, between businesses, betweentowns. People dont do the entire Fiesa,they pick and chose what they want toattend. If you did have a ful communityeffort, you wouldnt want Fiesa to end.(Santa Fe) is not a little town anymore, itnot close-knit like when I was a kid.

A LIVING TRADITIONLa Reina and Don Diego: What Fiesa means to us

Luis Sncez Satu

Don Diego, Andy Lee Lopez y Sandoval, and La Reina de la Fiesta de Santa Fe, SamanthaAntonia Tapia y Olguin, after the knighting and coronation ceremony earlier this year.


9/24



10/24

1 0 2 01 1 FIESTA de SANTA FE

By Todd Bailey

Every year they are portrayed by co-workers, life-long

friends and lood relatives.

They are asked to join and told it wil be a commitment. Theyare asked to dress like Spanish Colonial soldiers and clergy. Theyare taught a little bit about the person they are portraying, andthen they are asked to take on that role for an entire summer.

Whatever the job, the reigning Don Diego de Vargas asks the menof the Fiesa de Santa Fe Cuadrila to complete a task just as theoriginal Don Diego depended on his Cuadrila back in 1692.

Who, exactly, were these people? Who made up this militaryexpedition that helped de Vargas re-enter Santa Fe withoutinjury? And who are the men who step into their shoes today?

There is no historical record of the size of the Cuadrila, butHerman Lovato, president of the Santa Fe Fiesa Council, saidthat during earlier years of the Fiesa, the Cuadrila was made up

of 30 to 40 people. Because of rising cost of costumes and upkeepthat number has been trimmed to 18 to 20 people.

There is a link between the Cuadrila used for the Fiesa andthe original Cuadrila, said Lovato. The council chooses who

portrays de Vargas each year and that person then recruits peopto portray the members of his Cuadrila. As the newly apointe

governor, de Vargas picked the members of his Cuadrila to re-enter Santa Fe.

It seems that de Vargas considered many factors whenchoosing soldiers, men such as Fernando Duran y Chavez,Francisco Lorenzo de Casados, Juan de Cacres and PedroHidalgo. De Vargas also chose a military leader in Juan PaezHurtado, who also was a close friend and confidant.

Duran y Chavez was an exiled refugee from the 1680 PueloRevolt, which drove the Spanish out of Santa Fe. Years after there-conquest, Duran y Chavez became an alcalde, or municipalmagistrate, in Bernalilo in 1696. It was to Duran y Chavezs hom

A COMMONGOALCuaila mebers on hand to help Don Diego de Vargas

Natalie Guil

Members of Don Diegos Cuadrilla carry the Virgin Mary as part of their duties. Flanking them are the men of Los Caballeros de Vargas.


11/24


that de Vargas was brought to when he fel il and eventualy diedin 1704.

Another original Cuadrila member, de Casados, was alow-ranking officer who eventualy became a captain. Afterthe re-conquest, de Casados became an acive member ofthe Confraternity of San Miuel and a council member, or

regidor del cabildo, in the Santa Fe government. He is also theprogenitor, or originator, of the line of descent for the Casadosfamily of New Mexico.

A curent descendant of de Casados is Santa Fe lawyer PatCasey. He, along with other family members, researched the deCasados line and understands the historical importance of theoriginal Cuadrila to Northern New Mexico.

There is an immense sense of pride knowing that one of thecharacers portrayed in the Fiesa de Santa Fe Cuadrila is anancesor of mine, Casey said. There is also a sense of communitythat is felt when you know your roots come from Northern NewMexico. To me, this is the greatest place on Earth.

Arualy the most important tools de Vargas used during his

negotiations with the Puelo people were his interpreters, twoof whom were Juan de Cacres and Pedro Hidalgo. Both men hadextensive experience with the Puelo Indians.

De Cacres spoke the Tewa Indian lanuage and served as aninterpreter for Antonio de Otermin, the Spanish governor of SantaFe de Nuevo Mexico during the 1680 revolt. De Cacres helpednegotiate a safe retreat for the Spanish settlers out of Santa Fe.

Hidalgo escaped the Revolt of Tesuque and warned Santa Fecitizens of the impending 1680 revolt. When he got to El Paso,Hidalgo served as a scribe to friars.

Religion was an integral part of the Spanish way of life duringthe colonization of the Americas. To assist the re-conquest, theCuadrila had at least two priests who served as chaplains, Fray

Francisco Corvera and Salvador de San Antonio. Corvera servedas the president of the army chaplains.

Their responsibilities included missionary work to the Indians,while also taking charge of the spiritual wel-being of the Spanishand their families. Before an impending battle, the priests heldconfessions for the soldiers and sometimes would be asked totake responsibility for a soldiers articles and property, should hedie. The priests were also in charge of proper burial services andcaring for the soldiers family.

Their devotion to religion was the main reason why thefirst fiesas were more of a religious celebration, said HenriettaChristmas, a genealogist and board member of the HistoricalSociety of New Mexico. Today, the religious pracices are there,

but (are) lesser-known. That is because todays society is not asreligious as life was when the first fiesas started.

It was a promise during a prayer that is the genesis for the longline of fiesas the 2011 Fiesa de Santa Fe is the 299th suchcelebration.

The night before the re-conquest, de Vargas prayed to theVirgin Mother in the form of a 29-inch wooden statue that hadbeen housed in Santa Fe before the revolt. He asked for a re-conquest without loodshed and promised an annual celebration

to honor Mary should his prayer be granted.De Vargas died before he could keep his promise, but Cuadrila

member Juan Paez Hurtado folowed through. In 1712, eightyears after de Vargas death, Hurtado, then-lieutenant governorof New Mexico, influenced Santa Fe officials to hold the firstSanta Fe Fiesa.

Hurtado knew it was important to de Vargas to keep thatpromise and when Hurtado was ale to be in a position ofpower, he made that hapen, said Christmas. But it wasnt justimportant to those two. That promise was important to thecommunity, to the people who stil knew de Vargas. Folowingthe re-conquest, there were several smaler battles and revolt

attempts by the Pue

lo people, so the Spanish were constantlyin military mode. Having an annual celebration proved to be awelcome sight.

That statue, of course, first caled Our Lady of the Rosary,then La Conquistadora, is now known as Our Lady of Peace.Because of homage to her, La Fiesa de Santa Fe continues tothrive as the oldest community celebration in the United States.And each year, a group of men serving in Don Diego de VargasCuadrila just as their ancesors did continues to make thatcelebration possile.

Natalie Guiln

Cuadrilla members attend church together as part of their Fiesta duties.


12/24

12 2011 FIESTAde SANTA FE


13/24



14/24

14 2011 FIESTAde SANTA FE


15/24

FIESTA MELODRAMAVarious times, through Sept. 11, TheSanta Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De VargasSt. Tickets, $20 call, 988-4262

FIESTA ZUMBA PARTY6 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 1), Santa FeCommunity Convention Center, 201W. Marcy St., $10 per person

FIESTA FINE ARTSAND CRAFTS MARKET9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday; 9a.m.-5 p.m. Monday (Sept. 3-5),Santa Fe Plaza

MARIACHI EXTRAVAGANZADE SANTA FE7:30 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 4) MariachiExtravaganza de Santa Fe, Santa FeOpera. Tickets, 1-800-280-4654

FIESTECITA6-9 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 6), the SantaFe Community Convention Center

Ballroom. $10 per personMARIACHI MATINEES10 a.m., 2 p.m. Wednesday (Sept.7), Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. San Francisco St. Tickets, $5,988-1234

HISTORICAL LECTURE6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 7), NewMexico History Museum Auditorium,113 Lincoln Ave. Tickets $5.

BURNING OF ZOZOBRA3 p.m.-dusk Thursday (Sept. 8), FortMarcy Park. Tickets online at www.zozobra.com, $10 general admission,$3 for children 4-6 years old.

PREGN DE LA FIESTA6 a.m.Friday (Sept. 9), Rosario Chapel

ARTS AND CRAFTS MARKET/FOOD BOOTHS8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Saturday andSunday (Sept. 9, 10,11) Santa FePlaza

CITY AND STATEOPENING OF FIESTANoon Friday (Sept. 9), Officialopening of Fiesta, Santa Fe Plaza

ENTRADA DE DONDIEGODE VARGAS2 p.m. Friday (Sept. 9), Santa Fe Plaza

DESFILE DE LOS NIOSPET PARADE9 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 10), Aroundthe Santa Fe Plaza, staging areamoved to the New Mexico School forthe Arts. See Route Map.

LA MERIENDAFASHIONSHOW3 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 10), James A.Little Theatre, 1060 Cerrillos Road,$8 per person, $3 under 12; at door.Sponsored by La Sociedad Folklorica.

GRANBAILE7:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 10),featuring Gonzalo, Santa FeCommunity Convention Center.Tickets, $15 per person, 988-1234

SOLEMN PROCESSION9:30 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 10), Palace of

the Governors to Cathedral Basilicaof St. Francis of Assisi

PONTIFICAL MASS10 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 11), CathedralBasilica of St. Francis of Assisi

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN11 a.m. Sunday (Sept.11),9/11Ceremony and Procession,starting atFire Station No. 1, followedby noonceremonyon the Plaza Bandstand.Sponsored by Santa FeFire Department

DESFILE DE LA GENTEHISTORICAL/HYSTERICALPARADE1 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 11) Throughdowntown. See route map.

MASS OF THANKSGIVING ANDCANDLELIGHT PROCESSION7 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 11), CathedralBasilica of St. Francis of Assisi,followed by the procession to theCross of the Martyrs.

FIESTA 3006 p.m. Sept. 16, the Cathedral Basilicaof St. Francis of Assisi, Mass ofThanksgiving to commemorate the300th anniversary of the Fiesta deSanta Fe.

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE299th Fiesa de Santa Fe

FRIDAYSept. 9

10-11 a.m.MALDITO BABY

11noon LOS AMIGOS

Noon-12:30 p.m.OPENING CEREMONIES

12:30-1p.m.MARIACHI NUEVO SONIDO

11:30p.m.MARIACHI NUEVO SONIDO/REYNALDO MAESTAS

1:30-2 p.m.NUEVO SONIDO / THELMAARGUELLO

2-3p.m. ENTRADA:DE VARGAS & STAFF

3-3:15 p.m.MARIACHI TAPATIO DEALVARO PAULINO

3:15-3:45p.m.MARIACHI TAPATIO/ANITA LOPEZ

3:45-4:15p.m.MARIACHI TAPATIO/ORLANDO ANTONIO

4:15-5 p.m.BAILE ILUSION

55:45p.m. LUMBRE DEL SOL

5:45-6:30p.m.

LOS NIOSDE SANTA FE

6:30-7:15p.m.JEFF ROMERO& THE RAINYMORNING BLUES BAND

7:15-7:30p.m.FELIPE RUIBAL

7:30-8:15 p.m.LOS REFLECTIONS

8:15-8:30p.m. FELIPE RUIBAL

8:30-9:15p.m. LEGACY

9:30-10:15p.m.CAMINO OSCURO

10:30 p.m.-midnightMIGUEL TIMOTEO

SATURDAY (Sept. 10)

9-10:45a.m.PET PARADE:MARIACHI TAPATIO

10:45-11:15 a.m.MARIACHI NUEVO SONIDO

11:15 a.m.-noonESTILO

Noon-1p.m. INDIAN DANCERS

1-2:30 p.m.GONZALO

2:30-3:15 p.m.BAILE ESPAOLDE SANTA FE

3:15-4:15p.m.MARIACHI BUENAVENTURA

4:15-4:45p.m.MARIACHI BUENAVENTURA/ANTONIO REYNA

4:45-5:30p.m. BAILEFOLKLORICO DE SANTA FE

5:30-6:15p.m.SHONA SLOVAKIA

6:15-7 p.m.SOCIEDAD COLONIALESPAOLA DE SANTA FE

7-7:45p.m. MONIKAEVETTE YCONFIANZA

7:45-8:15p.m.JENNA MARTINEZ

8:15-9 p.m.ERNESTINE ROMERO YMALSANGRE

9-9:10 p.m. ISAIAH MARTINEZ

9:10-9:55p.m. QUEMOSO

9:55-10:05 p.m.ISAIAHMARTINEZ

10:05-10:50 p.m. SOL FIRE

10:50-11p.m. ISAIAH MARTINEZ

11 p.m.-midnightSEVERO Y GRUPO FUEGO

SUNDAY (Sept. 11)

11 a.m.-noonGRUPO HERENCIA

Noon-1p.m. 9/11 CEREMONY:SANTA FE FIRE DEPARTMENT

1-3 p.m. PARADE REVIEW:PRESIDENT & PAST PRESIDENTS

3-4 p.m. EQUAL CUTFEATURING JERRY LOPEZ

4-4:30p.m. SANTA FE PUBLICSCHOOLS CHOIR

4:305 p.m.MARIACHI NUEVO SONIDOY MARIACHI TAPATIO DE

ALVARO PAULINO5-5:30 p.m.MARIACHIS/JAVIER JURADO

5:30 p.m. CLOSINGCEREMONIES:THE VERY REV.JEROME MARTINEZ Y ALIRE

BANDSTAND SCHEDULE

PLAZA

Paseo

Griffi

nStre

et

MarcyStreet

Grant

Avenue

Sherid

an

Lincoln

Washing

ton

Avenue

Ote

ro

Cie

nega

PalaceAvenueSanFranciscoStreet

WaterStreet

Cathedral

Shelb

yS

treet

dePeralta

Start/Finish

(La Residencia

Parking Lot)

Registration

Childrens Pet ParadeDesfile de los Nios

PLAZA

Paseo

Washing

ton

Avenue

PalaceAvenue

SanFranciscoStreet

AlamedaStreet

dePeralta

Sandoval S

treet

Guadalup

eStreet

DeVargas Center

Start

Finish

Historical/Hysterical Parade

(Desfile de la Gente)

Historical/Hysterical ParadeDesfile de la Gente



16/24


By Todd Bailey

George Gonzales has a lot of reect for

todays members of the Fiesa de Santa Fe

Council.

Gonzales, a lifetime member of the council,said he remembers the long days ofworking in preparation for the next, greatFiesa de Santa Fe.

The greatest thing about Santa Fe isthe council, Gonzales said. They havedone so much for the city with its work and

volunteering. I admire them for the workthey do each year. Its a lot of stuff.

At the age of 72, Gonzales, who portrayedDon Diego de Vargas for the 1961 Fiesa, saidhe is too old to continue with the day-to-day

operations of the council. These days you can hearhim running the family business as a voice for

KSWV-AM radio.I would go to the Fiesa for a day or two,

but I am just not ale to go for the entiretime, Gonzales said. Its nice to see thatgood people have taken on the responsibilityof making the Fiesa a great weekend for

everyone.Gonzales became a member of the 150-

member council in 1960, which makes hismembership 51 years, longer than anyone els

on the council. He is one of several long-timeSanta Fe residents who commit their time and

money to Fiesa de Santa Fe.Before his political career, former Santa Fe

Mayor Lary Delgado became a council member

Former Mayor Joseph Valdes (center) has been taking part in Fiesta de Santa Fe his entire life. Below, Valdes at age 7.

KEEPING FIESTA ALIVEOne of the best events Santa Fe has to ofe


17/24


and served as council president in 1985and 1986.The Fiesa Council does a great job of

preserving our culture and a part of SantaFes overal story,Delgado said. I thinkit was me wanting to be a part of keepingthat culture going that interesed me in

joining the council. The role I looked toplay was to continue with the traditionsthat have been going on since the Fiesastarted in 1712, and to hope that the

people who folowed us did the same.

Delgado took a step back from hisresponsibilities to run for Santa Fe citycouncil in 1990. After winning a seat, he

eventua

ly became Santa Fes mayor from1998 to 2006.Although he is a life member, he isnt as

acive with the council as he once was. Hiswife, Angie, continues to serve on severalcouncil committees. And her husband tagsalong with her to help.She loves to work on the Pet Parade,

Delgado said. When she works on thingslike that, I like to suport her and help

out. When I was mayor, I made it a pointto make it to many of the Fiesa events. Ithought it was important to be there to

suport a cultural event in our city.Joseph Valdes understands the cultural

aect of the Fiesa as wel. As a child,he dressed in a costume and went to thePlaza with his parents.It was a family tradition for us, said

Valdes, who turns 81 on Sept. 4. WhatI remember most about fiesas is that it

always started on my birthday or on thefirst day of school. I had Fiesa lood inmy veins.

Valdes family has strong ties to the

city of Santa Fe and the Fiesa de SantaFe Council. His grandfather, Manuel,was mayor of Santa Fe in 1892. His older

brother, Johnny, was the first presidentof Los Cabaleros de Vargas, the groupentrusted with the protection of LaConquistadora, and was a Fiesa Council

president in the 1940s.He also wrote the Spanish lyrics to the

Fiesa song, said Joseph Valdes, who was

just as acive as his past family members

with the council and the city. He was the

Cabaleros third president and joined the

Fiesa de Santa Fe Council in 1965. He

then became president in 1967 to 1969.

He steped away from acive service to

become a city councilor in 1970 to 1972.

He then became the first four-year term

mayor of Santa Fe from 1972-76.

Valdes believes the council continues to

work to produce a great Fiesa each year,

but the event is definitely different from

his chilhood.

The times have changed and some

customs have changed,Valdes said.

Regarless, it stil goes on each year and

wil continue to whether youre here or

not. Thats what is so great about fiesas.

Despite its changes, it is stil one of the best

events Santa Fe has to offer.

FIESTA COUNCILBY THE NUMBERS

77 regular members

39 life members

17 past presidents

9 organizational members

4 provisional members

3 honorary members

Anotherformer mayor, Larry Delgado, in a Fiesta parade backin

the 1980s.

Above, thecurrentFiestaCouncil, leadbyPresidentH.L. Lovato,

who iscompleting hissecondterm.


18/24


By Kay Locidge

The Inquisition had a long reach: al the way from Spain to

the New World, ecificaly New Mexico, and from the late

17th Century into the early 21st Century, right up to today.

Dr. Joseph P. Sanchez charts its course through the life of oneman in Death Along the Camino Real de Tiera Adentro,1670, the 2011 Fiesa lecture scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday(Sept. 7) in the New Mexico History Museum auditorium. Itsa mystery that moved out of the mists of time by becoming partof the continuing lore of the Land of Enchantment. Like al goodmysteries, the death of Bernardo Gruber has never been solved.

As Sanchez points out in his landmark book, The Rio AbajoFrontie, 1540-1692, first pulished in 1987 and re-issued in 1996,German merchant Bernardo Gruber was hunted by the HolyOffice of the Inquisition for aleged witchcraft. He subsequentlydied in 1670 under mysterious circumstances while trying toevade its local officials.

Bernardo Grubers story is one that has perplexed modern-day historians as it did his contemporaries, Sanchez said. Didhe commit a crime against the church and religion? Did the placenames of the Jornada del Muerto (Dead Mans Journey) and El

Aleman (the German) result from his death along the arid terainas he attempted to escape the grasp of the Inquisition?

The Gruber story, which apeared closed to hiscontemporaries, quietly resurected itself in New Mexico lore.Since then, the name Jornada del Muerto has haunted everycolonial and modern map of New Mexico. It would be one ofhundreds of stories that emerged from the historical developmentof the Camino Real between Santa Fe and Mexico City.

Sanchezs forthcoming book, From Mexico City to Santa Fe: AHistoical Dictionary of Geographic Place Naes Along El CainoReal de Tierra Adentro (compiled and edited with Bruce A.Erickson, Rio Grande Books, 2011), spotlights this journey.

The Fiesa lecture, now in its ninth year, was created by the

Palace Guard, a suport group focusing on the New MexicoHistory Museum and the Palace of the Governors.

It (the lecture) brings together the entire community incelebration of New Mexicos colorful past, said Dr. FrancesLevine, director of the history museum. For instance, the

presence of the Fiesa court, including those portraying DonDiego de Vargas, La Reina, the Indian princess and Tupatuof Picuris Puelo (who is credited, along with de Vargas, withcreating the peace accords leading to the reconciliation of the

Puelo Indians and Spanish), ties the past and present together.Al who attend the lecture can live and feel our history.

The Palace of the Governors is, itself, a symbol of and witnessto the 400-year history of New Mexico, as wel as America. As DSanchez has pointed out in his writings, long before there was a

Jamesown, VI, or a Plymouth Rock, there was a San Austin inFlorida and a San Gabriel in New Mexico.

The Fiesa Lecture, Levine points out, can educate people abouthe early presence of Europeans in the United States.

Between 1492 and 1821, the Spanish claim to North Americaextended from Alaska to Florida and the Caribean, as wel

as California, Georgia and the Carolinas al areas in NorthAmerica once claimed by Spain. Most Americans dont get thateducation; even some New Mexicans dont, Levine said. TheFiesa lecture aims to change that.

We have a commitment to those who came before, as wel asto newcomers to Santa Fe, whether they are visiting or just movehere, Levine said. This is not a pageant; its a deep connectionamong the families of historic Santa Fe and between history andlife as we live it now.

Details

Dr. Joseph P. Sanchez, superintendent of Petroglyph National

Monument and the Spanish Colonial Research Center at the

University of New Mexico, will give the annual Fiesta Lecture at

6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 7) at the New Mexico History Museum

auditorium, 113 Lincoln Ave.

The lecture, Death Along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro,

1670, will focus on the effects of the Inquisition in 17th-Century

New Mexico. Admission is $5 at the door and free to Palace

Guard members. More information at 476-5200 or

www.nmhistorymuseum.org.

Living historyPalace lecture connects pas, present


19/24


BREAKFASTBUFFET

Monday Friday8am 11am

JOIN NOW& WIN

up to $500

MALE REVUESeptember 30Starting at $12

CASINO DINING HOTEL BOWLING

505.455.3313 CITIESOFGOLD.COM

$3

ust have a Gold Dust Card for Buffet

pecial. New member program can be

odified, changed or cancelled withoutotice. Management reserves all rights.


20/24


By Sandra BaltazaMartnez

When Andrew Leo Lovato was

growing up, he had mixed feelings

about the adults who burnt Zozobra

each year. And so did many of his

neighborhood friends who were

growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in

Santa Fe.

Those feelings have turned into a tal tale,in which one Elvis Romero decides to take

matters into his own hands. He and hiscousin, Pepa, plot the perfect hijackingscheme one night and drag the giganticfiurine with a tractor from Fort MarcyPark onto the road that leads to HydePark. They wrap Zozobra in old lankets,tie it and haul it with a tractor driven by10-year-old Pepa, hiding the buky, wood-and-cloth fiure near the river.

Everybody in town finds out thatZozobra is missing the next day, when TheSanta Fe New Mexican breaks the story.

Its magical realism, Lovato said,revealing his writing method. Its when

you tel a story that couldnt realy hapen,but that you can actualy believe.

Okay, so Pepa and her cousin, Elvis, aremade-up in Lovatos head, but there issomething very real about them.

Elvis is not just me, Elvis and Pepaare the Santa Fe kids that I grew upwith. They are not just one person, theyare a conglomeration of al of us, al myamigos, al of us who grew up in SantaFe, said Lovato during a recent interview

from his Santa Fe Community Colege

office. Lovato is a professor ofeechand communication at the colege andhas written two books. His most recentwork, Elvis Romero and Fiesa de SantaFe: Featuing Zozobras Great Escape, waspulished by the Museum of New MexicoPress in July.

He put into words a story that hadbeen floating around his mind for at least

a decade; when he was growing up inSanta Fe, he realy did feel compassion forZozobra.

We felt that this wasnt right, we feltthat he was the victim and was beingtreated unfairly, Lovato recaled ashe describes his youth in the 1960s asmagical.

Santa Feans believe that with theburning of Zozobra, the years badmemories also turn into ashes. Old ManGloom has been cremated annualy since1924 when Wil Shuster built the first

bogeyman. The marionette is now 50 feettal and each Fal, its burning leads into the

citys annual Fiesa de Santa Fe celebration.The 76-page book starts off withLovatos memoirs of fiesas and endswith about 23 pages of Santa Fe Fiesahistory, intertwined with lack-and-white

photographs of fiesas since the early1900s.

Mary Wachs, editorial director atthe Museum of New Mexico Press, saidLovatos story was worth pulishing

because throughout Santa Fes history,there is little known about Fiesa duringthe 1960s and how they unfolded. ElvisRomero and Fiesa de Santa Fe also alowsreaders to see rarely shown photos

gathered from the Palace of the Governorphoto archives, Wachs said.

(Lovato) is an adult who understandshistorybut he realy has a childs soul,

Wachs said.The book was designed by Las Vegas,

N.M., native, Jason Valdez, a 2009 New

Mexico Highlands University media artsgraduate interning at the museum througAmericorps.

For Lovato, the book is more than hisdesire to highlight a chilhood memory. Ialso a way to capture the essence of SantaFe during its golden period in the 1960sand 1970s, when times were simpler, SanFe was smaler and people were moretrusting, Lovato said.

Through his story, memoirs andhistorical pages, he captures the manydimensions that make-up Santa Fe.

Its a celebration of culture, but its alsoa celebration of cultures; we have Zozobra Fiesa queen, the pet parade, NativeAmerican dances It has evolved into acelebration of culture and community.

DetailsElvis Romero and Fiesta de Santa Fe: Featurin

Zozobras Great Escape by Andrew Leo

Lovato, published by the Museum of New

Mexico Press.

Price: Paper-over-board: $22.50

Available: All bookstores, by calling direct800-249-7737 or www.mnmpress.org

Book-signingJoin Andrew Leo Lovato in the Palace of the

Governors Courtyard at 11 a.m. Saturday

(Sept. 10) as he reads from his new book.

The event includes music, refreshments and

a book signing, courtesy of Museum of New

Mexico Press. Free.

Capturing the magicNew Zozobra book bings fantasy to life

Andrew Leo Lovato and his newest book,which features the escape of Zozobra.


21/24

DetailsThe burning of Will Shusters

Zozobra takes place at dusk on

Thursday (Sept. 8) at Fort Marcy.

Buy tickets online by going to www.

zozobra.com and clicking the tickets

link. General admission is $10 and

children 4-6 are $3. All tickets are

print-at-home eTickets. The event is

presented by the Kiwanis Club.

Geting thereDont forget you can ride the

New Mexico Rain Runner Express

to and from Zozobra. The last train,

which leaves downtown at 9 p.m.,

will be leaving at 11 p.m. the night

Zozobra burns.

Buses

Santa Fe Trails will run its usualroutes from Santa Fe Place into

Sheridan Transit Center on

Thursday (Sept. 8) for the burning

of Zozobra. Two extra buses will

take passengers beginning at 5:45

p.m. from South Capitol Station,

off of Cordova and Pen Road, to

Sheridan continuously throughout

the evening. South Capitol Station

is the best place to park to have a

free ride and no-hassle free parking.

Last buses final pickup will

leave Sheridan Street at 10:30 p.m.

to get passengers back to South

Capitol Station and Santa Fe Place.

Handicap ParkingHandicap parking is accessible

through the entrance to the

Recreational Complex at Magers

Field at the intersection of Bishops

Lodge Road and Artist Road. Forty

spaces are reserved and available

on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Gates open at 3 p.m. Any vehiclerequesting Handicap Parking can

enter through this main gate from 3

p.m. until the road closes at 6 p.m.

The vehicle must display a State

of New Mexico-issued handicap

parking permit and everyone in the

vehicle must have an event ticket.


Jane Philips

Zozobra, just before his fiery demise last year.


22/24


DININGGUIDEBreakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Patio

Entertainm

ent

Reservations

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Patio

Entertainm

en

Reser

MERICAN

Whole Hog Caf505-424-3375320 S. Guadalupe St.Chosen Wests Best BBQ Top 10 Sunset MagazineOpen Daily: Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.;Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

San Francisco St. Bar & Grill505-982-204450 E. San Francisco St.Contemporary interpretation o southwest cuisineserved with a variety o tequilas and margaritas.www.sanfranbargrill.com

Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill505-982-2565319 S. Guadalupe St.www.cowgirlsantafe.com

Hidden Chicken Caf505-474-4424730 St. Michaels Dr.Home cooking without having to cook!www.hiddenchickencafe.com

Doc Martins Restaurant - TAOS575-758-1977125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, TaosCelebrating 75 years in Taos! Local oods tonourish body and soul.

www.docmartinsrestaurant.com

Joes Restaurant, Fine Diner, Bistro505-471-38002801 Rodeo Rd. ABeer, wine, and Sunday brunch. Wherelocal arming and great ood come together.Continental, Italian. www.joesantafe.com

MERICAN

The Pantry Restaurant505-986-00221820 Cerrillos Rd.Serving Santa Fe since 1948. Beer & wine,American & New Mexican.www.thepantrysantafe.com

Upper Crust Pizza505-982-0000329 Old Santa Fe Tr.15-time Best Pizza winner (Best o Santa Fe). Wheat/traditional crust. Beer & wine garden. Patio dining since1979. FREE DELIVERY. www.uppercrustpizza.com

SIAN

Lans Vietnamese Restaurant505-986-16362430 Cerrillos Rd.Delicious Vietnamese cuisine.

Chows Asian Bistro505-471-7120720 St. Michaels Dr.Award-winning Asian Bistro - resh gourmetChinese cuisine made to order.

ONTINENTAL

Las Fuentes Restaurant & Barat Bishops Lodge505-819-40351297 Bishops Lodge Rd.Open 7 days a week or over 90 years! Experience

Nuevo Ranchero Cuisine confuence o Spanish,French, Mexican and Native American favors.www.bishopslodge.com

315 Restaurant & Wine Bar505-986-9190315 Old Santa Fe Tr. (downtown)Elegant, intimate Bistro serving classicallyprepared French cuisine complimented

by a seasonally-driven global wine list.www.315santafe.com

DININGGUIDEBreakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Patio

Entertainm

ent

Reservations

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Patio

Entertainm

ent

Reservati

MERICAN

Whole Hog Caf505-424-3375320 S. Guadalupe St.Chosen Wests Best BBQ Top 10 Sunset MagazineOpen Daily: Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.;Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

San Francisco St. Bar & Grill505-982-204450 E. San Francisco St.Contemporary interpretation o southwest cuisineserved with a variety o tequilas and margaritas.www.sanfranbargrill.com

Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill505-982-2565319 S. Guadalupe St.www.cowgirlsantafe.com

Hidden Chicken Caf505-474-4424730 St. Michaels Dr.Home cooking without having to cook!www.hiddenchickencafe.com

Doc Martins Restaurant - TAOS575-758-1977125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, TaosCelebrating 75 years in Taos! Local oods tonourish body and soul.

www.docmartinsrestaurant.com

Joes Restaurant, Fine Diner, Bistro505-471-38002801 Rodeo Rd. ABeer, wine, and Sunday brunch. Wherelocal arming and great ood come together.Continental, Italian. www.joesantafe.com

MERICAN

The Pantry Restaurant505-986-00221820 Cerrillos Rd.Serving Santa Fe since 1948. Beer & wine,American & New Mexican.www.thepantrysantafe.com

Upper Crust Pizza505-982-0000329 Old Santa Fe Tr.15-time Best Pizza winner (Best of Santa Fe). Wheat/traditional crust. Beer & wine garden. Patio dining since1979. FREE DELIVERY. www.uppercrustpizza.com

SIAN

Lans Vietnamese Restaurant505-986-16362430 Cerrillos Rd.Delicious Vietnamese cuisine.

Chows Asian Bistro505-471-7120720 St. Michaels Dr.Award-winning Asian Bistro - resh gourmetChinese cuisine made to order.

ONTINENTAL

Las Fuentes Restaurant & Barat Bishops Lodge505-819-40351297 Bishops Lodge Rd.Open 7 days a week or over 90 years! Experience

Nuevo Ranchero Cuisine confuence o Spanish,French, Mexican and Native American favors.www.bishopslodge.com

315 Restaurant & Wine Bar505-986-9190315 Old Santa Fe Tr. (downtown)Elegant, intimate Bistro serving classicallyprepared French cuisine complimented

by a seasonally-driven global wine list.www.315santafe.com


23/24



24/24


Santa Fe 2011 Fiesta

Documents

Transcript of Santa Fe 2011 Fiesta