El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village
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El Cerrito, New Mexico captures the essence of a village that, despite cultural and economic disintegration, sparks the passion of a small number of inhabitants who want to keep it alive. Richard L. Nostrand opens a window into the past of the upper Pecos Valley, revealing the daily life of this small, isolated Hispanic village whose population waxes and wanes in the face of family feuds, settlement struggles, and the ever-encroaching modern world.Nostrand identifies the challenges facing eight generations of families. Utilizing primary sources from government, census, and church records, as well as from burials, homestead documents, and interviews with sixty Cerritenos, Nostrand details village life from its founding in 1824 to the opening years of the twenty-first century. The author weaves historical evidence with physical data from soil analyses, topology, and geology to explain how the land itself shaped life in El Cerrito.
List of IllustrationsList of MapsList of TablesPreface1The Land Grant Generation, Circa 180032The Village Generation, Circa 1825173The Farm Generation, Circa 1850314The Livestock Generation, Circa 1875515The Homestead Generation, Circa 1900696The School Generation, Circa 1925937The Exodus Generation, Circa 19501098The Anglicized Generation, Circa 19751299The Present Generation, Circa 200014710The Next Generation, Circa 2025165AppPopulation Tables, 1841-1920177Notes221Glossary247Bibliography249Index257
