by Monica Young | Jan 29, 2024 | Events, General
Discover the captivating life and legacy of one of the most important figures in the history of the Southwest and Mexico, Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino at the Tubac Presidio on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 2:00-3:00 pm. This presentation will be given by SMRC board...
by Monica Young | Jan 29, 2024 | General, News
Who were the people who lived in the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson between 1776 and 1856? Archaeologist and historian Homer Thiel has completed a new edition of the Pioneer Families of the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson book, adding an additional 150 pages. The new...
by Monica Young | Jan 29, 2024 | Events, Programs
The Southwest Center 2024 Spring Lecture Series launches with Dr. Hsain Ilahiane’s account of one of the most fascinating, and least understood, men in the history of the American Southwest: the Moroccan “slave” known as Estevan de Dorantes in sixteenth century...
by Monica Young | Jan 29, 2024 | Events, General, Programs
Presidio San Agustin del Tucson presents Salon & Saloon: With Padre Kino – On the Trail to Sainthood lecture on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 2:00 pm. With the ongoing process of Padre Kino’s elevation to sainthood in the Catholic Church, this pioneer explorer is...
by Monica Young | Jan 11, 2024 | Events, General, Programs
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, along with the New Mexico Museum of Art, presents their “Winter Lecture Series” that will include some great presentations! On January 30, 2024, Jayne Aubele will talk about “New Mexico’s Geological Landscape and...