Living In Silverado

Living In SilveradoIn this thoroughly researched work, David M. Gitlitz traces the lives and fortunes of three clusters of sixteenth century crypto Jews in Mexico's silver mining towns. Previous studies of sixteenth century Mexican crypto Jews focus on the merchant community centered in Mexico City, but here Gitlitz looks beyond Mexico's major population center to explore how clandestine religious communities were established in the reales, the hinterland mining camps,

and he was a key player in most of the events of that era

the "grand old Twenty-fifth

The name "Chimayó" is derived from the Tewa Indian term Tsi Mayoh and was given to a sacred place of the Pueblo Indians located in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Santa Fe and Taos

The corn was sweet and delicious and Jade took some back to save the village

This Beautifully hancrafted Handcrafted Bolio Rolling Pin with  Tortilla recipe is an absolute work of art

Generations of children have been scared by grandparents

Son of a wealthy cloth merchant

“Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage

Each of the 37 images in this book is printed single-sided on perforated paper

and including the Foothills near Denver -- many have never before been described in another guidebook

Broken China pendant

Collection of portraits and stories about today's Corn Mothers