2013 Speakers Program Complete Schedule   Tags: adult, albuquerque, bernalillo, new mexico, programs  

From Corrales to Pajarito: the Original Spanish Neighborhoods along the Rio Grande

 

To follow up on our 2012 Centennial Speakers Program, the Special Collections Library has assembled a new series of presentations on historic Spanish neighborhoods for 2013. Presentations are scheduled on the second Saturday of the month in Botts Hall, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

 

We are pleased to partner with Oasis-Albuquerque to bring these events to a wider audience. 

 

We are also indebted to the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Albuquerque Area Office, for the tremedous maps and graphics.

Because the series was inspired by Brian Luna Lucero’s “Old Towns Challenged by the Boomtown” (New Mexico Historical Review, v.82 no.1, 2007) Brian will lead off the series of presentations in January. 

Each subsequent speaker will offer a brief history of the neighborhood, its geography, genealogy,land grants, and culture. Presenters are familiar with their specific neighborhoods, and some are descendants of Alburquerque founders.

 

 

Map provided courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation

 

Map provided courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation

 

Image provided courtesy of the Bureau of Reclamation