El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village

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El Cerrito, New Mexico captures the essence of a village that, regardless of cultural disintegration, sparks the passion of a small collection of inhabitants who need to keep it alive. Richard L. Nostrand opens a window into the past of the upper Pecos Valley, revealing the day-to-day life of this small, isolated Hispanic village whose population waxes and wanes in the face of circle of relatives feuds, settlement struggles, and the ever-encroaching up to date world.

Nostrand identifies the challenges facing eight generations of families. Utilizing number one sources from government, census, and church records, in addition to from burials, homestead documents, and interviews with sixty CerriteƱos, Nostrand details village life from its founding in 1824 to the opening years of the twenty-first century. The writer weaves historical evidence with physical data from soil analyses, topology, and geology to provide an explanation for how the land itself shaped life in El Cerrito.

Previous community studies have pinpointed a particular time to assess kinship and social organization, but El Cerrito, New Mexico examines change over two centuries to reveal a more complete picture of societal evolution. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, El Cerrito, New Mexico explores how one village has preserved community traditions for more than a century.

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