Madrigal, Rachel (Albuquerque, NM)

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7-16-1984

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Born in 1906. Family genealogy. Family was native of Atrisco. Adobe houses and  few families in the area when she was a child. She went to the old school in Atrisco. Life style: fogones [iron stoves], las mujeres empacaban fruta, secaban fruta [fruit canning and drying]. Las parteras in Atrisco and Medical doctors at that time: Dr. Clayton and Dr. Easter y las sobadoras. Landmarks in Atrisco; el puente grande y el chiquito. The first motor vehicle: El Ford. Memories of seeing men hung in Michoacán, Mexico during the Cristero War. Los Penitentes, los bailes y los músicos en Atrisco, the WPA, las 'matanzas' [slaughtering of a sheep]: la gente se juntaba y se combidaban la carne.  The slaughtering of a pig: lo mataban y lo pelaban en agua caliente. Preparation of the pork blood for fixing burriñates [blood sausage]. Preservation of the meat to roast for their meals. Making soap with 'manteca de marrano y lejía' [lime and pork lard]. Making butter and cuajada [curd]. Making beer and some families in the area used to make wine. Memories of some popular songs: Adelita, El rancho Grande, Cielito Lindo, Noche serena y oscura. Funeral practices and memories of the funeral of her daughter who initially was denied grave in the cemetery because she was not Catholic. Cause of her daughter's death 'summer complaint'. Musicians in Armijo and the cleaning of ditches. Courtship and marriage arrangements in the past. Stories she heard from her parents about los Indios Apaches  y Navajos. Las fiestas: la Navidad. People used to be more religious in the past, friends, and more on landmarks in Atrisco.

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