Archibeque, Brigido, (San Antonio / Las Vegas, NM), part 1

Authors

1140 2. 006.1

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

11-16-1985

Comments

Discussion topics: Born in 1910. His grandfather died when his father was four years old, his Spanish-French ancestry. Talking about Acequia de Mora, Acequia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and other acequias in the nearby area and members of the Acequia community. Her father used to work in la fabrica de hielo, en la agricultura. He still plants  produce for  family consumption and corn for the animals. He had three miles of acequia to take care of, other ranchers with more land had to take care of longer acequias, the Agua Pura company, and events related. He did his military service during WWII and after that he worked in Fort Union National Monument for 20 years. 

Recommended Citation

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