Myrick, Eunice (Albuquerque, NM), part 1

Authors

• mss 565 010.1

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

4-15-1984

Comments

[Conversation in English and Spanish] Born in 1928. Family genealogy. Her mother was originally from Atrisco and she used to tell her about La Merced de Atrisco, the Merced management system by commissioners, and land distribution to heirs of the original owners in the past. The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty and its stipulations related to the Mercedes de Tierras. History of the second conquest of Diego de Vargas, and the reassignment of Mercedes. The dispute of la Merced de Atrisco between the city of Albuquerque and the heirs of la Merced. More details on the background of laws and history of La Merced de Atrisco. Her opinion on the belief that the Merced de Atrisco belonged to the heirs of the original land owners.

Recommended Citation

Atrisco Oral History Project (MSS 565), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of New Mexico.