Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826317731 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Let Abe Pena transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family's sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one's own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships.
Michael J. Armijo said I Needed More Stories Behind the Stories. My parents were born & raised in New Mexico, so I have a fascination with the Southwestern state. I was hoping for a bit more in these stories though. It was fun reading family names that I could relate via my own family (Garcia, Leyba, Lucero). Abe Pena seems to be a talented writer but I found the excerpt story on the nun, Sister Lydia, most interesting (and wished there was more). I would almost like to read a book simply focused on Sister Lydia's life, thoughts, feelings and emotions. That would be fantastic! A lot of the stories were simply 'informational. Pena Brings New Mexico Ancestors Into Focus Today. Abe Pena is my uncle(his wife, Viola, is my dad's sister). I have visited the ranch in Grants and seen the areas and heard some of the stories in Memories Of Cibloa. His gift to all of us in the family (and to any reader) is the detail in which he descrbes the times and traditons of his life and of Northern New Mexico in general. He is also able to describe New Mexican life early in this century in a way that relates to those interested in New Mexico and Southwestern life today. -Mike Cisneros. Very good history lesson on NM Land Grants, west of the RG. Abe is a reletive of mine and he did a very good job researching for the book. I was born and raised in Seboyeta, NM. This book was a good lesson for me on my recent past, and tought me some lessons on the history of the Spanish Land Grants in that area of New Mexico. It also brought back some very good memeories from my childhood. I am going to make sure my three sons read this book so they can learn about their ancestry. Very well done Abe ! Louie Jaramillo Jr.
"Brimming with photographs and recollections of childhood, this book transports you to a Latino New Mexico village ."
Abe Pena ran the family ranch for many years before serving twelve years in Latin America in various foreign service positions.