Santa Fe nativa : a collection of Nuevomexicano writing /

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Imprint:Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
Description:xxix, 214 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Spanish
Series:[Pasó por aquí series on the Nuevomexicano literary heritage]
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8053610
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Other authors / contributors:Otero, Rosalie C.
Meléndez, A. Gabriel (Anthony Gabriel)
Lamadrid, Enrique R.
ISBN:9780826348180 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826348181 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Some texts in Spanish, with English translations.
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The belief that land is sacred, embodying the memory and inheritance of those who sacrificed to settle it, is common among New Mexican Hispanos, or Nuevomexicanos, and Santa Fe serves as their unique geographic and symbolic center. The city will celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of its founding in 2010 and this anthology honors its role as the foundation of New Mexican Hispanic culture.

Divided into nine parts, this collection reflects the displacement that many Hispanos feel having watched their hometown transform into a tourist and art Mecca. Parts I and II pay homage to Santa Fe through the sentiment that Hispano writers express for the city. Parts III and IV provide historical maps for places that have been reconstructed or obliterated by development, while Part V is dedicated to Santa Fe's distinctive neighborhoods. Parts VI and VII express nostalgia for traditional lifeways. Part VIII illustrates the spirit of Santa Fe and Part IX reflects on traditions that stand the test of time.


2010 Southwest Book of the Year, Tucson-Pima County Public Library

Physical Description:xxix, 214 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780826348180
0826348181