Martinez de Romero / Elaiza, Martinez / Nicolás and Martinez, José (Monte Aplanado, Las Vegas-NM), part 2

Authors

• 1140 3. 003.2

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

6-30-1994

Comments

[In Video collection] Continued: working in the ranch, and how she stopped working in her father's ranch after she got married. His father had a truck to work in the ranch. In winter, they used to collect wood. Elaiza has always been active. Her children helped her with the chores in her ranch. Joseph, her brother, helped with the ranch chores. José had 18 goats. One of the goats was named Valentina. Their father used to have sheep, pigs, ducks. They used to shear the goats and use their wool for weaving. Talking about their dogs. Eliaza has nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Nicolas has nine grandchildren. As a grandma she advised her grandchildren to behave themselves. Las fiestas en Mora, religion, their neighbors were mostly relatives; Chavez, Martinez, Trujillos, Gonsalez, The Dyers, a rich family in Mora. During the Great Depression people in Mora used to live on farming and ranching.

Recommended Citation

Anselmo Arellano collection (MSS 1140), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of New Mexico