Armijo, Susie (Albuquerque, NM), part 2
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Publication Date
6-25-1984
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Atrisco Oral History Project (MSS 565), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of New Mexico.
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Born on June 21 1921, family genealogy: her parents and grandparents were farmers. Describes the setting of the town (Armijo) stores and other landmarks: churches in the area. The dress code to go to church. The library and the first school in Atrisco. Her mother was a teacher in that school. Celebrations: el Día de San Juan, los matachines for Christmas. People used to go on processions around the town during the Fiestas de Santa Ana. New Years' celebrations: they used to fix bizcochitos and pastelitos to offer to San Antonio. The care and maintenance of acequias. The first families in the Merced de Atrisco, funeral costumes: no funeral houses, so the family used to host the funeral in their houses with a vigil and prayers [el velorio]. The next day, they had a mass and the interment in the camposanto [cemetery]. Children used to walk to school in the past. Courtship and wedding proposals in the past. Her great grandfather was a doctor who helped women with childbirth. The first families and inhabitants of Atrisco came from Spain and Mexico. She says the Ysleta, Navajo, and Apaches were the first inhabitants of Atrisco. The Spaniards mixed or married Indian women who used to be their maids or servants. She heard stories about the Apache interactions with the community. Las parteras [midwives] and curanderas [healers] and the herbs used to cure illnesses. The government and order in Atrisco. Transportation by cars pulled by horses, people used to live on farming crops and raising livestock. Conversation continues in English about family and economic activities that local families used to rely on in Atriscot. More on herbs and their medical uses in the community. The houses, furniture in the houses, use of sheep wool to make sarapes. The high cost of clothing for the local families. Los juegos y actividades de entretenimiento; las pláticas. The town elders used to talk about Indians, especially the Apaches who apparently used to peep through windows or fences presumably looking for young women. Dichos and other stories.