by Monica Young | Jan 7, 2026 | Events
On Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 12:00 noon, the WHEELS Museum in Albuquerque will have a special showing of “One With The Land: Voices of the Atrisco Land Grant”. This powerful documentary shares the history, struggles, and enduring spirit of the Atrisco community as...
by Monica Young | Jan 5, 2026 | Events
The Tubac Presidio will host “Blast from the Past: Firing of the 1541 Coronado Expedition Cannon Replica” presentation on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2:00 pm. Archaeologist Dr. Deni Seymour, joined by fellow members of the Historical Arms Society of Tucson,...
by Monica Young | Nov 4, 2025 | General, Tours
Friends of the San Pedro River (FSPR) will be sponsoring the “History Walk to Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate” on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 am. Join a walking tour of the Spanish Presidio of Santa Cruz de Terrenate with FSPR docent Jeff...
by Monica Young | Nov 4, 2025 | General, News
On November 20, 2025, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program will feature “An Expedition Torn Asunder: O’odham Responses to the Coronado Expedition” by archaeologist Deni J. Seymour, Ph.D. Research on the...
by Monica Young | Nov 4, 2025 | General, News
On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites will sponsor a free in-person presentation on “Horses, People & Landscapes in Central New Mexico 1540 to Present” by archaeologist Emily Lena Jones, Ph.D. Hernán de Alvarado, a member of...
by Monica Young | Nov 3, 2025 | General, News
Centuries-old map displayed at a ceremony held on September 23, 2025, in Albuquerque, celebrating its return to Mexico’s national archives (AP Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan) In 2011, archivists in Mexico City discovered that a 16th century map of the Villa de Santa Fe...
by Monica Young | Oct 22, 2025 | General, News
Congratulations to Dr. Michael M. Brescia in his recent role as Guest Editor for the Journal of Arizona History! Recognizing the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Spanish presidio at Tucson, this issue of Journal of Arizona History (Autumn...
by Monica Young | Oct 13, 2025 | Events, General
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 5:30 pm, Dr. Severin Fowles from Columbia University will present the JAR Distinguished Lecture “War and Iconology in Colonial New Mexico.” This free lecture will be held in Hibben Center Room 105 at the University of New...
by Monica Young | Sep 30, 2025 | General, News
SANTA BARBARA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION’S (SBTHP) FULL COLLECTION OF SANTA BARBARA PRESIDIO DESCENDANT FAMILY GENEALOGY CHARTS ARE NOW LOCATED IN THE PRESIDIO RESEARCH CENTER. To better preserve and protect these historical resources, the genealogy charts that...
by Monica Young | Sep 29, 2025 | Events, General
Friends of Tubac Presidio invites you to join in celebrating the Anza 250 Commemoration event happening October 23-25, 2025. On October 23, 1775, Juan Bautista de Anza and over 200 settlers departed the Tubac Presidio to embark on an expedition covering nearly 1,000...
