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Paper Presented At The National Council Of Preservation Education Conference, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Historic preservation’s principles and practices directly correlate and support the charge of librarians and archivists to provide resources for the public and contribute to scholarship and community building. This paper, presented at the National Council of Preservation Education conference in Denver, Colorado (Oct. 10-12, 2019), will discuss the research methodologies, historical context and preservation issues of a recovery project of an historic site in New Mexico.

The Armendárizes: A Transnational Family In New Mexico And Mexico, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Although the Armendáriz surname is uncommon in New Mexico today,

the Armendáriz family was important in New Mexico during the early

to mid-1800s, with key political, diplomatic, and social links to Texas; California;

Washington, D.C.; and Mexico. The lives of the Armendárizes attest

to the long and constant movement of people, trade, and politics along El

Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (the Royal Road of the Interior) and to the

formation of a binational region. From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the El Paso/

Ciudad Juárez border and Chihuahua City to Mexico City, the Armendáriz

family legacy demonstrates that New …

“She Was Our Mother” New Mexico’S Change Of National Sovereignty And Juan Bautista Vigil Y Alarid, The Last Mexican Governor Of New Mexico., Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter from the 400^th anniversary of Santa Fe anthology book All Trails Lead to Santa Fe discusses the little known history of the last New Mexican governor during the Mexican Republic’s administration in New Mexico.

El Paseño, Padre Ramón Ortiz: 1814-1896, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Padre Ramón Ortiz, born in 1814 in Santa Fe, New Mexico became an important figure in the history of El Paso and the US/Mexico border region. This article gives a chronological time-line and narrative of his life and work as a humanitarian and a diplomat.

A Collection Of Book Reviews And Essays, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Contains selected papers written by Samuel Sisneros, Masters Degree program in Borderlands History, University of Texas at El Paso. See cover page for index of papers.