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New Mexico's nick name "Land of Enchantment" refers
to the quest for gold and minerals. Back in day when there was thought
to be
seven cities in New Mexico
that had gold and minerals to be found along the Rio Grand. Influences
of the
Native Americans called the Apacache were known for the culture and
artwork.
However, the Pueblo's
influence is notable in the architecture and buildings. In the picture
above,
is an archway that is a common structure made of sun dried muck which
has been
around for over 600 years. Pueblo
houses would have walls and doorways made of the mud and would usually
be low
in height, typically to keep out intruders. Many of the Pueblos are
still around today just like in
the 13th century. |
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Though many Indian tribes
lived throughout the state with great influence prior to1912, New Mexico also
has a great Hispanic
influence. One way to embrace the Spanish culture, a market was created
to by
and sell items that they made. This market was called the Spanish
market for
Hispanic Artists; it was created by the Spanish Colonial Arts
Society. At the market, specific people called Santeros (Saint Makers)
would
carve little figures of religious figures and saints and sell them at
the
market. Those religious figures or saints are refereed to as Bultos. |
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In the 16th Century, a
ruler of New Mexico area known as
Peralta
formed the city we know now as Santa
Fe. At that time with his attempts, he ended up
running the community into the ground. The attempts of the missionaries
to
convert the Pueblo
and the Apache resulted in an extreme disapproval, along with the
attempt to
force labor on them. This drove all the Spanish out of New Mexico
around the early 1680's. Their
leaving would be followed by ten year absence of their presence, yet
returning
in the early 1690 once the "government" regained control. Today one
third of the population is of Hispanic decent, and speaks Spanish
fluently. |
