(Martínez) Pacheco, Teófila

Authors

6 of 9

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

8-23-1972

Comments

Conversation continued: about her aches and visit to the doctor. Reciting 'Mi ducle Hogar' poem. Talking about her siblings and relatives; the cost of health care for the elder; remembering his late husband Jacobo, wedding parties in the family, costumbres de antes: transportation of grains and harvest in ox carts. Memories of her relatives and grandma Vejila, her neighbor Josefa Varela. Old ways [las costumbres de antes]: el respeto, la bendición, la manera de saludar, la moral, castigos. The alienation of American culture that permeates the ways of the young Hispanic people. Perception of Americans as individualistic, taking advantage of the Hispanic people, and not caring about other ethnic groups. The beginning of expansion of American territory: cercaron los territorios de los Indios en 1915. Her views of humanity and hermandad. Her stay in the hospital and health issues, memories of her late husband, and despedida.

Recommended Citation

Interview of Téofila Pacheco de Martínez, 1972, Alejandro López Papers (MSS 943), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of New Mexico