A study of the legend of La Llorona, the ghost of a woman whose wailing is thought to be an omen of death. The author has woven together the many variations of the legend he discovered in interviewing residents of many New Mexico towns.

This study by an author with intergenerational ties to the Penitentes--the deeply religious group called Hermanos de la Luz (Brothers of the Light)--ties the santero folk art of New Mexico, the Penitente Brotherhood, and the Penitente ...

"Folktales/scary stories of New Mexico"--

But the Spanish annals also have enriched the Land of Enchantment with the factual stories of a superhero knight, the greatest queen in history, a saintly gent whose coffin periodically rises from the depths of the earth and a mysterious ...

In the historical novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop," Willa Cather depicts Padre Antonio Jose Martinez as an unscrupulous, backward, rogue priest, and Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy as a civilizing, heroic, and monumental figure.

Ancient Indian history and present Native American cultures are woven together in the Land of Enchantment. The threads of these tales stretch back to Mimbres burial grounds and prehistoric trade routes.

In his latest book, de Aragón aims to set the record straight.” —Akron Beacon Journal

By the 1860s, Lincoln served as a supply center for local ranches, mines, and nearby Fort Stanton. Lincoln merchants vied for lucrative government contracts, and the famous Lincoln County War erupted.

Hermanos de la Luz offers the first collection of these beautiful works in a Spanish/English edition.

Mindy and Trixie visit a city of candy and play in a volleyball championship there.