In January and February we continued our less frequent postings, visiting sites in Mexico State and Morelos. In the next month or so we plan to feature several colonial buildings of distinction in the city of Puebla
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In December we ranged across Mexico from Oaxaca to Guerrero.
2022 marks ten years since I started this blog. While it has given me much satisfaction over this time, I feel that now it is time to wind it down, which I shall be doing over the coming months.
I should like to express my thanks and appreciation to all those aficionados who have followed me over the years, as well as those whose pictures and reports I have incorporated into my posts. In particular my friend and intrepid Mexico traveler Niccolo Brooker, whose wonderful photographs have been essential to
During November we posted on monuments in Yucatán and Puebla. For December we return to Oaxaca and if space/time allows, sites in Michoacán and Mexico City(CDMX).
Our focus during September was mostly on the colonial arts and architecture of Hidalgo, which we plan to add to this month, with forays further afield to explore other monuments.
Our August pages were devoted to missions in eastern Yucatán. This month we go to other regions such as Puebla, Hidalgo and Michoacán to highlight colonial structures of interest there. Enjoy
Our September posts were focused on Guanajuato and Jalisco, primarily on monuments associated with baroque designer /architect Felipe de Ureña and his family.
In October we plan to look at various locations in Puebla, Oaxaca and Michoacan, as well as give more updates from Morelos.
During August we focused our posts on Puebla and Guanajuato. For September, we plan to post on colonial monuments and artifacts in Jalisco, Morelos and Michoacan.
During July we looked at outlying colonial monuments in Nayarit and San Luis Potosi, as well as places in Puebla, which we plan to continue in August. We also plan to feature posts on Guanajuato in the weeks ahead.
Our recent posts focused on colonial monuments and art objects in the states of Mexico and Tlaxcala, including crosses and altarpieces. In July we plan continue with monuments in several states including Mexico, Puebla and more outlying regions.
Our May posts were devoted to sites in Oaxaca. In June we plan to continue posting on Tlaxcala with a focus on historic altarpieces, as well as various colonial art works and artifacts from Mexico State.
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During April we looked at some early baptismal fonts and stone crosses. We also initiated a series of posts on the treasures of Tlacochahuaya in Oaxaca, which we will continue in May, together with other Oaxaca focused posts. As well as some new posts on Tlaxcala.
On our murals site we wound up our series on the Casa del Dean frescoes in Puebla, and started on the murals of Yautepec.
In March we explored in our main blog several of the lesser known missions in Chiapas. In forthcoming posts we will look at sites in Oaxaca, and selected colonial artifacts elsewhere in Mexico.
On our murals blog we started a series on the frescoes of the Casa del Dean in Puebla, which we will add to during the coming month.
Our February posts focused first on art work from Zacatecas, notably 18th century altarpieces attributed to the Ureña family of designers. We also looked at some minor missions in Yucatán.
In March we plan to visit locations in Oaxaca and Chiapas.
In January we continued our posts on sculpted facade crucifixes, primarily in Guanajuato. We also added to our series on works by the Ureña family, in Toluca and Durango. We added to our posts on saints in Mexico with a look at San Gonzalo, "El Bailador."
For February we plan posts on Zacatecas, to include more classic works by the Ureñas. As well as more posts on Morelos churches and altarpieces, with other colonial artifacts across Mexico.
Our September posts included more pages on Missions of Michoacan with a focus on their stone crosses. More to follow! On our murals site we wound up our series on the murals of Charo, Michoacan.
Going forward we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with a continuation of posts on Oaxaca and Morelos, and one or two special posts. Stay tuned
In August we looked first at several chapels of note in Mexico City, especially in the area of Coyoacan. We also added posts on the early missions of Michoacán, which we will continue this month. We also updated our report on restoration of the barrio chapels of Tlayacapan damaged in the 2017 earthquake. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com During September we hope to post further on the churches of Oaxaca, and report on more colonial altarpieces of interest.
During June we showcased several churches in the popular baroque style of Puebla, as well as new posts on "drowned" churches.
For July and August we look at missions, churches and chapels in Jalisco, with a focus on carved stone crosses. We also plan to visit historic churches in Oaxaca and their artistic legacy.
In April we looked at stone artifacts, crosses and baptismal fonts, at Acuamanala and Zacatelco in Tlaxcala, in Jacuaro and Jilotepec and elsewhere. During May and June we plan posts on more colonial churches of interest in Oaxaca, Puebla and Mexico State (EDOMEX)
During April we illustrated surviving early murals at Tepoztlan (Morelos) Motul (Yucatan) and Otumba (EDOMEX) and took a look at the portrayal of bassoons in Mexican mural art.
Our focus in March was on the churches of Tlaxcala and outstanding altarpieces. In April we will look at other colonial altars and artifacts including various stone crosses and baptismal fonts: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
On our murals blog we looked at early colonial frescoes in the churches of western Mexico State, notably Zinacantepec and its neighbors. And during April we will look at more depictions of musical instruments and musicians. http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
Welcome again to our Arts of Colonial mexico blog. In February we looked at more Hidden Gems as well as treasure churches in Oaxaca. For March we plan to explore more altarpieces in Tlaxcala among other topics. On our mural blog we focused on the murals of Tzintzuntzan. In March we will look at more early monastic frescoes. Stay tuned.
Hola, During January we focused on some "drowned" churches and continued with our series on Hidden Gems. We hope to add a few more in February before we turn our attention to Oaxaca.
On our murals blog we plan to continue with more posts on the unusual murals at Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán.
Our November posts focused on The altarpieces of Azcapotzalco, near Mexico City together with colonial buildings of interest in Campeche and Yucatan: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
Our murals site continued with posts on the Pueblan painter José Joaquín Magón: http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
In December we plan to post more on Yucatán and Oaxaca as well as altarpieces in Tlaxcala if space permits.
In September we featured a variety of altarpieces and examples of colonial stone carving across Mexico, as well as selected murals and more works by colonial artists from Puebla.
For October we hope to post on more regional crosses and altarpieces of interest together with some unusual early colonial murals.
Our August posts were devoted to the Dominican churches of the Teotitlan valley and the Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca. And on our murals site we looked at the work of the Pueblan painter Pascual Pérez.
In September we plan to showcase a variety of altarpieces and colonial stone artifacts across Mexico as well as selected murals and more works by colonial Pueblan artists.
During July our focus was on the 18th century frontier churches of Yucatán, and the work there of Mayan sculptor Pascual Estrella. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
And on our sister site we posted on some colonial murals of note in Yucatán: http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
For August we will return to our posts on Oaxaca, in particular the Dominican missions of the Teotitlan valley and the Sierra Juarez. We also plan to begin a series of pages on another Pascual - the colonial Pueblan painter, Pascual Pérez.
During June we took a closer look at the sculpted posa chapels of Calpan and Huejotzingo, the finest and most detailed in Mexico: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
And on our murals blog we posted on a trio of little known Last Judgment paintings: http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
For July and August, we plan a series of posts on the frontier churches of Yucatán and their murals, as well as continuing to explore more less traveled corners of colonial Oaxaca.
Our May posts focused on varied Mexican colonial works carved in stone - doorways, statuary, crosses, baptismal fonts and other less usual examples: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
And on our murals site we reviewed two large paintings of the Last Judgment complete with musical angels.....and devils: http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
In June we will continue our posts on early Mexican stone carving, including a series on the celebrated posa chapels of San Andres Calpan.
Hello, During April we focused on the great Augustinian priory at Acolman, its architecture, its sculpture and its murals: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
For May we plan to look at some of the more minor but no less interesting or historic colonial monuments in Mexico, including sculpted crosses and baptismal fonts.
On our murals site we plan to showcase some lesser known portrayals of the Last Judgment.
Hello In March our focus on both blogs was on Cuernavaca cathedral, its architecture, stone carving and murals. Check them out: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
For April we plan a similar survey for the great Augustinian priory of Acolman. As well as more posts on colonial stone crosses and baptismal fonts.
Hello In our February posts we looked at some regional altarpieces of special note in Tlaxcala and Northern Mexico. We plan to continue this series in the coming months, leavened by posts on carved stone baptismal fonts of note and some more Hidden Gems. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
On our murals blog we focused in February on the extraordinary early murals at San Salvador Malinalco. For March we will review more murals to be found in Cuernavaca cathedral and its precincts. http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
Our January posts explored colonial altarpieces of special note in Hidalgo, Tlaxcala and Northern Mexico. We plan to continue this series in the coming month, leavened by more Hidden Gems posts. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
On our murals blog, we focused on the extraordinary early murals at San Juan Teitipac in Oaxaca. http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
In our December posts we concluded our series on the Silver Chapels of Guanajuato, and added some seasonal posts and recommendations. On our murals blog we focused on the variety of early murals at San Miguel Ixmiquilpan, including the famous frescoes in the church.
In 2018 much of our early focus will be on Mexican colonial altarpieces - in less recognized areas such as Tlaxcala and northern Mexico.
In November we ran a series of posts on the ornate Silver Chapels of Guanajuato. And on our murals blog we looked at some unique early murals in the Augustinian conventos of Totolapan and Ixmiquilpan.
As is our custom towards the year's end, we plan some seasonal posts and recommend recent exhibits and publications of interest.
As in September, we devoted many of our October posts to reporting on the damage to colonial monuments following the 9/19 earthquake in Mexico. In particular we focused on the state of Morelos, hardest hit by the temblor, and especially the priory church of Tlayacapan and its numerous barrio chapels. Our thanks go to researcher Robert Jackson who has personally visited and photographed many of these sites in recent days.
Because of the unprecedented damage to colonial buildings in Mexico during the recent earthquake, we are suspending our scheduled posts to report on these monuments as information and pictures become available.
We begin with reports on the state of Puebla and Morelos, the hardest hit areas. Please check this blog for updates.
During August we posted pages on the colonial arts of Tlaxcala, mostly murals and crosses. We also added to our series on murals depicting the Last Judgment, which we plan to continue in the months ahead.
For September, we do plan to start our belated posts on the Silver Chapels of Guanajuato, as well as continuing reports on unusual monastery murals.
In July we featured more of our Hidden Gems and on our sister blog focused on murals by the baroque artist Miguel Martinez de Pocasangre.
Our August posts will inaugurate a new series on the extraordinary "silver chapels" of Guanajuato. And we will look at more Mexican depictions of the Last Judgment in a variety of media.
In June we focused on the colonial arts of Puebla: doorways, altarpieces, paintings, murals and crosses. And we still have a few more regional items to post.
For the rest of the summer we plan, as promised, to feature some more of our Hidden Gems, and add to our survey of Last Judgment themes in paintings, murals and sculptural reliefs.
Dear DicK: I am really enjoying your posts, especially now as my mobility seems to be curtailed for the foreseeable future. It was lovely to see the murals at Cuauhtinchan, which I vividly. remember visiting some 30 years ago. That Annunciation struck me as a sort of emotional allegory of the Great Conversion , with a world-changing event being observed by the Eagle and Jaguar, whose world had just bee changed by it. A purely personal reaction rather than an insight into the minds of the artists, perhaps, but powerful nevertheless. Thanks again for keeping us in touch with all
We hope you enjoyed our May posts which focused on the architecture, sculpture and murals of colonial Oaxaca.
During June we plan to post several pages on the varied colonial arts of Puebla: the architecture, paintings, murals and churchyard crosses among others.
We also plan to include more features on some of our favorite Hidden Gems — lesser known places with colonial arts or artifacts of interest across Mexico.
In April we ended our series on Chiapas with a new look at the ruined priory of Tecpatán. We then featured posts on the architecture and selected murals of early monasteries in the state of Morelos: at Tlaquiltenango, Oaxtepec and Atlatlahucan. We also included posts on some lesser known colonial churches of interest. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
Our March posts focused on the varied colonial arts of Chiapas, a relatively neglected but rich cultural region. They ranged from sumptuous altarpieces to intriguing paintings and early missions in various stages of abandonment.
In April we plan to again feature lesser known places with colonial art or artifacts of interest in the states of Hidalgo, Tlaxcala and Mexico State. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
During February we focused on examples of early colonial stonework, mostly in the Puebla region, at Tepeaca and Atlixco, as well as at Molango and Mixquiahuala in the state of Hidalgo. We also reported on the recent reemergence of the 16th century mission at Jalapa del Marqués from the waters of the Presa Juarez. During March we plan to look at colonial monuments in Chiapas, and explore churches in other, less visited locales around Mexico. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
Our January content included posts on the recently reopened chapel of La Conchita, in Coyoacán, as well as posts on various colonial monuments in Puebla, including the churches of Quecholac and Tecamachalco. During February, we will add more Puebla related posts. Stay tuned. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
We have also initiated a new blog which will focus on the 16th century monastic murals of Mexico, which we hope you will enjoy: http://mexicosmurals.blogspot.com
We hope you enjoyed the pages on Yucatán that we posted in December: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
We will begin the New Year with a two part report on the newly restored and reopened historic chapel of La Conchita in Mexico City.
Next, we feature selected posts on the arts and architecture of early colonial Puebla: first a survey of the contrasting churches of Quecholac, and then aspects of the architecture and murals of Tecamachalco, posts on the newly restored facade at Tepeaca, and finally we take a melancholy, then-and-now look at the ruinous church and convento of San Francisco Totimehuacan.
In the past month (November) we looked at a number of carved stone crosses of special interest as well as posts on the rich colonial artistic heritage of Atlixco, in Puebla.
For December, as we have done in previous years, we shall return to Yucatán, focusing on some of its less well known buildings, as well as a feature on the recently restored murals at Dzidzantún on the north coast.
During October we focused on an 18th century indigenous artist, Miguel de Mendoza, many of whose recently documented paintings are found in the state of Oaxaca. We also looked at a variety of carved colonial era reliefs across Mexico.
In November we plan to document and illustrate more early carved stone crosses — one of special interests, as well as explore later examples of colonial art and architecture in the picturesque town of Atlixco, near Puebla — one of our favorite places.
We've been all over the map this summer, the map of Mexico that is. From Hidalgo to Morelos to Puebla and Mexico State we have posted on architecture, murals, crosses and animal reliefs. Highlights included an Arma Christi relief, various images of the related Mass of St Gregory and our latest series on the mission complex at Tecali, Puebla.
In May we revisited some of our photographs of colonial Yucatán taken in the 1980s and reviewed some of the changes since. And in June we renewed our focus on selected early monastic murals in Mexico. We hope you enjoy reviewing these posts. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
For the rest of the summer we plan to post at a slower pace, continuing with more early murals, and a look at some more Mexican stone crosses and other examples of early colonial stone carving. We also plan additional posts on folk baroque examples in art and architecture.
During March and April we devoted our posts to a distinctive but largely undocumented group of carved stone crosses in the Mexican state of Hidalgo.
In May we plan to resume our coverage of early colonial murals of interest, as well as continue with our series on Yucatán, then and now. With maybe one or two other detours on the way.
I am working on a ceramics assemblage from the San Diego Presidio. Wares present include Native American pottery, Mexican Majolicas, Lead glazed (Galera) wares & Tonolas, Chinese Export, English Polychrome hand painted (pearlwares mostly), Edge Decorated, Dippt/annular/mocha, and Transferwares. These items were excavated during the San Diego State University field school, directed by Dr. Paul Ezell.
During January and February we covered a lot of ground. We described some early murals at Culhuacan and San Miguel Xometla, and revisited views of some of our favorite Yucatan churches: at Chemax, Oxkutzcab and Akil. We also looked at the contrasting stone crosses of Ciudad Hidalgo and San Pedro Zipiajo.
As is our custom we begin the New Year with a post on the Three Kings, this year describing an early mural at Culhuacán in Mexico City. During December we featured other early monastery murals of special interest at Tlalmanalco, Ozumba and Zacualpan as well as a more folkloric set at La Capilla de Los Luna in Tolimán, Querétaro.
During November we described some of the lesser known colonial churches in the vicinity of Guadalajara, ending with the nun's church of Jesús María in the city itself.
We also resumed our ongoing review of selected early monastic murals across Mexico, with a look at those of Izucar in Puebla, Mamá in Yucatán, and one unique mural at Ixmiquilpan in the state of Hidalgo.
In the past month we have been all over the map of Mexico, looking at colonial churches and artworks in Jalisco, Puebla, Chihuahua and Michoacan: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com
Our focus for the last weeks of 2015 will be mainly on early colonial monastic murals, a series which we plan to continue in the New Year
We have covered a lot of ground since our last update, with posts on two early Dominican missions in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, a sumptuous Yucatan altarpiece, a maritime saint, and an introductory page on Tree Murals, among others.
Over the month or so we hope to expand our series on early colonial monastic murals.
Over the past few weeks we have been describing two early Franciscan monasteries: first San José Tula and currently San Francisco Tepeapulco. We also looked at the distinctive churches of Tepepan and San Felipe Neri in Mexico City.
Over the next month or so we plan to offer posts on individual churches of particular interest in Puebla, Jalisco, Oaxaca and Yucatan, as well as more pages on early monasteries and their murals.
We recently completed excavations (June 2015) at Mission San Miguel and found a bronze pestle which I have tentatively identified as Spanish but only based on context and similarities that I found online for the various auctionhouses. By coincidence we were working at Mission Soledad the next month (July 2015) and found another similar pestle in a display cabinet in the mission museum labeled as "Decorative Ornament." I was wondering if anyone else has found any of these or has done any research that they could point me too?
Last month we looked in some depth at the Augustinian priory of Epazoyucan, in the state of Hidalgo, with a special focus on its surviving 16th century murals.
During the summer we plan to look at other monasteries with outstanding early murals, both in Hidalgo and elsewhere in central Mexico.
We hope to leaven this series with detours to selected colonial churches that have sparked our interest in Mexico City, Jalisco and Puebla.
Our April offerings included three posts on contrasting colonial monuments in Yucatán: the "lost mission" of Tahcabó; the great baroque altarpiece of Calotmul; and the unique sculptural program at Chikindzonot.
We also embarked on our new series updating the early monasteries of Hidalgo, with a look at Todos Santos Zempoala and its rare frescoes.
During March, in our series revisiting the Major Monasteries of Mexico, we looked at the Dominican priory of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca in Oaxaca: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com/2015/03/coixtlahuaca-priory-of-san-juan-bautista.html
We also completed a group of posts on the exotic Temple of Carmen in San Luis Potosí.
Later this month we resume our Monasteries series with visits to selected monuments in the State of Hidalgo, starting with Todos Santos Zempoala.
In February our focus was on the great Augustinian priory of Yecapixtla, located in Morelos south of the Valley of Mexico, the first in our ongoing series of updates on the monasteries of Mexico: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com/2015/02/yecapixtla-priory-of-san-juan-bautista.html
This month we plan to follow this up with a feature on the venerable Dominican priory of Coixtlahuaca in Oaxaca.
Please excuse this self-promotional email - I’m very pleased to share the news that a new paperback edition of “The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis: Race and Sexuality in Colonial San Francisco,” is being released by University of Florida Press.
The paperback edition includes a substantive new preface that discusses recent archaeological and political developments in connection with the book’s topic.
We hope you have enjoyed our posts on the sculpted stone crosses of Michoacán. This month we post a series of reports on the Otomí chapels of Guanajuato.
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Dear Spanboarders: The following sentence is taken from the testamony of one of the Indians about events in the 1775 Indian Uprising in San Diego. "Y preguntado, Quienes mataron al P. y como dice que el P. salio resquardandose contra la culata de la Casa que mira a la Guardia, como para la huerta, o arroyo, que un Christiano cuio nombre no saba, y si el de Gentil que es Chilcacop. Este aviso aqui ba el P. que, que este mismp fue en la funcion a la rancheria y dixo a toda la Xente, ya havia muerto, el y muchos
We hope you are finding our posts on Mexican "neostyle" architecture of the late colonial period of interest. Our next series will focus on the painted chapels of Michoacán, a special interest of the editor.
We hope you enjoyed our posts on the churches of Oaxaca and their colonial treasures. We have just started a new series on some controversial Mexican buildings of the late colonial period.
We hope you have been following our series on the churches of Oaxaca and their colonial treasures. We will continue to post more of these over the summer and then plan to introduce several new posts on some unique aspects of Mexican architecture of the late colonial period.
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In April we ran posts on selected Hidalgo missions and began features on some of the churches we saw during our recent Historic Organ tour of Oaxaca, which we plan to continue through May.
Our March posts were mostly devoted to an account of this year's Historic Organ festival in Oaxaca, in which your authors participated. In April we continue with our series on selected Hidalgo missions and plan to follow up with features on some of the churches we saw during our Oaxaca trip.
Your authors have returned from Mexico, where we had a blast during the Tenth Historic Organ Festival, inspecting many old pipe organs, enjoying great early music and being welcomed into the extraordinary treasure houses of colonial art and architecture that are the churches of Oaxaca.
Over the coming weeks we will report on the highlights of the festival and showcase some of the special artworks we saw during our recorrido. http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com/
The Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Field School is a collaborative research project with Tongva/Gabrielino tribal members, the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy and California State University, Northridge. The field school runs from July 18, 2011 to August 15, 2014 and is Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) certified.
In our seventh year, the field school provides students with practical working knowledge of survey, excavation, lab and cataloging methods while immersing them in the 9,000 years of prehistoric maritime history of the Tongva/Gabrielino nation. Students will also learn about how to apply cultural resource laws to public sector archaeological
We have devoted our January posts to the renovated colonial altarpieces of Yucatán, which we hope you are enjoying. There are some more in the wings, which we will post shortly.
After that we plan to focus on a few of our favorite churches in the state of Hidalgo.
We also have another unusual Mexican saint up our sleeve for February, and no it is not St Valentine!
Spanborders and anyone else -- translation problem
“Pueblo: Este se compone de 5 seras de casas, en cada sera hai 3 casas ... "
In this part of a sentence, what does "sera" mean? Context indicates that it means "set" or "row," but I haven't found a dictionary that says this. It is a clearly-written word, so I can't consider a misreading ... I've tried cera, zera, cerra, zerra, and serra with no better results.
It's a misspelling of cera, which was a form of acera, which means pavement or side of the street and, by extension, the row of houses along a street.
http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=acera
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We have two issues. The spelling with S rather than C and the dropping of the A. But the text makes it clear that it is "acera", not even as an extension. One of the meanings of "acera" is indeed a row of houses.
Giorgio Perissinotto Professor Emeritus University of California Santa Barbara
Jeff, that translation has been causing some of the problems -- I've seen arguments that the word just meant a group or "bundle" of houses, emphasizing a disorganized arrangement. I'm hoping that there's a better interpretation somewhere.
On Jan 13, 2014, at 03:05 PM, "Boyer, Jeffrey, DCA" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Jake, I found a translation for "sera" as "basket." Doesn't make sense in the context, near as I can tell, but maybe it's a start. > > Jeff > > Jeffrey L. Boyer, RPA > Supervisory Archaeologist/Project Director > Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico > > The
Giorgio, Frank, I think you've got it. I never would have thought of an "a" on the front. Thanks a million, and I hope both of you are doing well.
On Jan 13, 2014, at 10:06 PM, Giorgio Perissinotto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We have two issues. The spelling with S rather than C and the dropping of the A. But the text makes it clear that it is "acera", not even as an extension. One of the meanings of "acera" is indeed a row of houses. > > Giorgio Perissinotto > Professor Emeritus > University of California > Santa Barbara
Hello out there...... We have been working at Soledad Mission in Central California. We have exposed a 3 meter long by 0.9 m wide by 0.8 m deep tank inside the south wing of the mission complex. The walls of the tank are lime mortar and about 10 cm thick. The top of the tank is at the floor level of the south wing of the complex. We are calling it a tank for lack of a better word. The question is what is it? The architect thinks its a fulling tank. There is a known fulling tank measuring
I'm currently working on a collection of materials excavated at the San Fernando Mission church in California. Part of this collection contains textiles that are believed to be burial garments from priests that were buried in the church during the Mission Period. I'm looking for an expert on textiles with specific knowledge of period garments and materials that were used. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. John John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.
In July, we focused on the colorful tiled facades of churches in the city of Puebla.
During August we take a break from Puebla to look at (finally) some of our favorite buildings in Aguascalientes interspersed with features on off beat colonial churches and chapels in Hidalgo and Michoacan.
During February we continued with our series illustrating colonial water projects in Mexico, with a focus on aqueducts and some "drowned" churches.
In March we take a break from "Water" with a look at some late baroque altarpieces in Jalisco, as well as visiting some of our favorite buildings in Aguascalientes.
The graphic exhibit on the Missions of the Sierra Gorda de Queretaro, featuring the photography of Jeff Becom and the drawings of your editor, continues this month at the historic Casa de La Guerra in Santa Barbara, California, with a gala opening on March 7th when both artists will
Dear All, Here I am, contrite, and having sworn off being snippy. One of our problems is that I asked for translations, when that wasn't what I wanted. What I wanted is what it means: How to interpret the words. Jeffery Boyer solved my problem about the ropes from Ixmailpan (sp?) being different. They are made from Maguey fibers. I think I have solved my problem with the "Lady Chapel". The declaration is being made by an Indian neophyte, who has not learned his "doctrina" very well. With the frequent prayers to Mary Most Holy, he thought of it as
If you take it as a misspelling of "salón" then you're talking about the "salón de la guardia," which would be guardroom or guardhouse.
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Dear Dr. de la Teja, This sounds great to me. I will check to see if I can justify the misspelling. Marcy
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If you take it as a misspelling of “salón” then you’re talking about the “salón de la guardia,” which would be guardroom or guardhouse.
How about an abbreviation for xacalon, a large jacal? In the context of the sentence I could see such a building raising concerns about fire.
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> Dear Dr. de la Teja, > This sounds great to me. I will check to see if I can justify the misspelling. > Marcy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: De La Teja, Jesus Francisco <[log in to unmask]> > To: SPANBORD <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 1:48 pm > Subject: Re: More on Asalto > > If you take it as a misspelling of
Sorry about answering in spanish. But here it is: Jalón (Xalón): Vara que se hinca en el suelo para fijar puestos determinar líneas sobre el terreno etc. Esta provisto de una marca de color vivo que permite distinguirlo a distancia, se usaba principalmente en trabajos de topografía y demarcado de terrenos.
Dear Jake, This was my first thought. Is it likely? The author Ortega closes this official document by apologizing for his Spanish being that of a simple soldier, and not a jurist. Marcy
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How about an abbreviation for xacalon, a large jacal? In the context of the sentence I could see such a building raising concerns about fire.
Well, the term "jacalon" is used off and on, and the spelling with an "x" happens occasionally, and using a large jacal for the cuerpo de guardia wouldn't be unusual, so I'd say it's a reasonable possibility. Also, of course, is the consideration that "jacal" can mean any building, no matter what it was made of, if the person doing the description considered it to be a rather poor building. I've seen any number of statements along the lines of "a jacal of adobe."
On our newest post we announce the opening of an exhibit featuring the Missions of the Sierra Gorda: http://colonialmexico.blogspot.com/
We also continue with our series on colonial water projects in Mexico, with a focus on fountains and ceremonial fonts. Plus some of our favorite colonial buildings in Aguascalientes.
Greetings: Greenwood and Associates is currently working on Soledad Mission in Central California (Salinas Valley) and we have found foundations for two previously unknown buttresses on the north wing of the quadrangle. I have seen numerous examples of buttresses on the churches and chapels but don't remember any for the one story wings. If anyone has information on buttresses for the quadrangle wings I'd appreciate their input. Again, I'm aware of buttresses for the church and chapel but not the wings which is the focus of this thread. Some details: the foundation of the buttresses we found were 2
Dear Spanborders, In a document relating the death of Padre Jaime, there is the phrase 'tiro como por la cassa de Verjan'. What does that refer to? Where there Lady Chapels in these first crude missions? I can assure you that there was no man named "Verjan" in San Diego at that time, as another translator assumed. Marcy
On 12/9/12 2:14 PM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Spanborders, > In a document relating the death of Padre Jaime, there is the phrase > 'tiro como por la cassa de Verjan'. What does that refer to? Where there > Lady Chapels in these first crude missions? > I can assure you that there was no man named "Verjan" in San Diego at > that time, as another translator assumed. > Marcy >
"Y preguntado, que quien mato al P. y Como responde que Cuanto prehendieron[sic] las Cassas, estaba el P. duriendo ensu Casa, Con un nino hijo mio, que salio como para la Guardia, y luego tiro, como para la Cassa de Virjan, y de ai, para la huerta, que un christiano de la Rancheria Xamecha, por nombre Gentil Chilcacop este lo vide, y dio auiso a los de mas, quienes Ocurrieron a Coxerle, y matarle, que el P. dixo amar a Dios hijos, que no le Respondian, que le desnudaron el avito, y lo Xarearon, y con la macana le dieron
It looks like Virjan is a name or last name, I'll say that he went out to la Guardia and later on turned like going to Vijan's house and from there to the orchard.
---- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > "Y preguntado, que quien mato al P. y Como responde que Cuanto prehendieron[sic] las Cassas, estaba el P. duriendo ensu Casa, Con un nino hijo mio, que salio como para la Guardia, y luego tiro, como para la Cassa de Virjan, y de ai, para la huerta, que un christiano de la Rancheria Xamecha, por nombre Gentil Chilcacop este lo vide,
I don't believe so. I am well aware of the total population at that time and the name that comes closest is Beltran at the Presidio. This is at the Mission and all the escolta, whom I can name, are housed in a barracks, and none of the Indians have separate houses. Good try, but no cigar. Marcy,
"he left or went as on the way to (i.e., toward) the Guardia and then or later he (tiro? turned?) as on the way to (i.e., toward) the house of [the] (Virgin?) and from there to the orchards . . ."?
Jeff
Jeffrey L. Boyer, RPA Supervisory Archaeologist/Project Director Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico
I asked about "Cassa de Virjan". I have all the rest.
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"he left or went as on the way to (i.e., toward) the Guardia and then or later he (tiro? turned?) as on the way to (i.e., toward) the house of [the] (Virgin?) and from there to the orchards . . ."?
I guess my first impulse (like the impulse of those who came before) is to wonder if this is a name. I know this is probably asking a lot, but do you have a photo of the original text that you could share? Sounds like a great puzzle.
I do, but I don't know how to transmit it. The manuscript I have was a copy of the original by a scribe and is quite readable. Additionally Burrus published a Spanish transcription, which I use. Let's put to rest the idea that "virjen" is the name of a resident. The only non-natives present at the mission at that time were two Padres (Vicente Fuster and Luis Jaime, two boys visiting from the presidio who came for confession (Francisco Ortega, and _____ Verdugo), a Cabo (Juan Esteban Rocha), three soldiers (Alejo Antonio Gonzalez, Juan Albanez, and Joaquin de Armenta, two
My apologies. I did not intend to be cranky. It is just the disappointment of receiving a suggestion of a translation that agrees with mine, but with question marks around the problem phrase. Marcy
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Please explain these two terms and explain the difference. In one sentence, a 1775 letter speaks of a bundle containing "puros lazos" and "reatas de Esmilquilpan". I believe the latter are "from Ixmiquilpan", but what does that signify? And what are "puros"? Marcy Bandy
In this context puros is "only" ropes. On Jul 17, 2012 4:01 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Please explain these two terms and explain the difference. In one > sentence, a 1775 letter speaks of a bundle containing "puros lazos" > and "reatas de Esmilquilpan". I believe the latter are "from Ixmiquilpan", > but what does that signify? And what are "puros"? > Marcy Bandy >
hello Marcy!: It will be useful if you could send the complete sentence. Catherine is right: ³Puros ² will be translated as ³Only ² or ³just². The translation of lazos and ropes is trickier, because you can use both words to say rope, the ones that are used to tie animals (cattle, horses, etc). Lazos could be also ribbons. That¹s why it would be nice to see the whole sentence. Ixmiquilpan is a town in Hidalgo Mexico. Some times Lazo is a thinner rope with a knot at the end, like the ones used in the rodeos to catch a
Marcy Cynthia is right, a full sentence(s) is necessary to understand the context and, therefore, translation of the terms. Reatas as braided leather ropes, which which we get the word "lariat" (la reata). The word lariat is not, however, restricted to braided leather ropes. Reatas were and are preferred tools for vaqueros and caballeros working in close quarters such as areas with lots of brush or trees, and in corrals. The leather ropes are pliable and don't facilitate building big loops, which are more often used when chasing running stock at full gallop in open land. Because the leather has
La Real Academia de la Lengua (Royal Academy of Language) defines Lazo as: Cuerda o trenza con un nudo corredizo en uno de sus extremos, que sirve para sujetar toros, caballos, etc., arrojándosela a los pies o a la cabeza (I¹ll do my best to translate this: rope with a slip knot on one of the ends that is used to hold bulls, horses, etc. when throw to the feet or head) I think Lariat in this case. I really don¹t think ³puro² in this case refers to tobacco. We really have to see the whole sentence. This is fun!
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Thanks to you for clarifing what My Husband would have told me if he were still with me. Now, here is something he would probably not have known. What are the full proper titles of the religious? In the Presbyterian Church, the rank above Reverend is Right Reverend, what was it pre-Vatican II? When I find someone addressed as "Muy Reverendo", is that an expression that the writer highly reveres some one in the same sense of as "Mi muy amado"? Or is it part of a title? Is anyone to direct me to a complete of at least the
Dear Spanborders, I have Father Geiger's transcription of a letter from Francisco Rivera y Mongada to Father Rafael Verger, written on January 16, 1776. Father Geiger's transcription is in the Santa Barbara Mission Archives Library. I believe the original is in the National Archives of Mexico. This is a letter telling of the Indian Uprising in San Diego in November 1775. The words that I do not understand are "desde el ano de 42". The fuller quote is "el mayor golpe y cuidado que he experimentado desde el ano de 42 que sirvo en estas reducciones. ..." Does anyone know
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The biggest problem with history is that it reads better in reverse.
That's right. He began his military service in 1742. See Burrus' intro to his editon of Rivera diary, vol. 1, p. xx.
Bob Senkewicz
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> The year of (17)42 seems likely to me. > > *Jeff* > * > * > *Jeffrey L. Boyer, RPA* > ***Supervisory Archaeologist/Project Director * > *Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico* > > - *mail: P.O. Box 2087, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504* > - *physical: 407 Galisteo Street, Suite B-100, Santa Fe, New Mexico > 87501* >
Aha. I couldn't figure out the signifigance of 1742. The year he began his service is perfect. I have a copy of Burrus, and just didn't make the connection. I hope I can finish this manuscript before I lose the few marbles I have left.
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Santiago Matamoros is the patron saint of many of the churches and chapels of the meseta purépecha of western Michoacán, and is represented in both his militant and peaceful aspects.
Please go to our home page and follow the links: http://www.colonial-mexico.com
Project Amazonas, in conjunction with Heritage Online and Antioch University, is offering a course in Amazon culture this summer for undergraduate or graduate credit. The course is geared to educators or anyone who wants a “hands-on” experience in the Amazon to bring home.
There is also limited space for students/volunteers to participate without credit (and without tuition), as well as opportunities to extend travel onward to explore more of Perú or South America.
Dear Spanborders: As some of you may know, I am trying to finish the translation of documents concerning the San Diego Indian Uprising of 1775. Do any of you know anything about the general location of the rancherias? Marcy Bandy
A cannonball has been discovered at Soledad Mission and we're looking for information on Mission Period cannonballs in California and elsewhere. If anybody has some references, or advice, I'd appreciate it.
John
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For the fall we revisit our updated page on the elegant Casa de Rayas in Guanajuato, and its spectacular altarpiece, now in California. Please go to our home page and follow the links: http://www.colonial-mexico.com
We're working on a circular foundation in the east quadrangle of the Ventura Mission. It's about 11 meters in diameter (we are extrapolating since we only could excavate half of it. It has an inverted alignment of roof tiles that feed into it without benefit of any mortar. The roof tiles flow into the enclosure through the stone foundations and enters the enclosure. The interior floor has a single alignment of one course of cobbles that are 5 meters long but does not reach the interior edge. The stone alignment is very fragile, but is intact with no stones missing.
Even though this thing has a water line to it and only one alignment of stone across it rather than a stone floor, I see it as a threshing floor, maybe with a washout arrangement with the water line. But other than that, I have no additional guess for it. In Texas we have descriptions of threshing floors in the documents, but these aren't detailed enough to let you recognize one on the ground, and we've never found one at any northern mission I know of. Anyone else know of a probable threshing floor in the ground?
The threshing floors I've seen on haciendas in Mexico are all circular, 10 m or less in diameter, flat rock or thick tile floor, and surrounded by a rock wall about 1.5 m tall, with an opening on one side to get in and out. They are usually on slightly higher ground, presumably so water will drain away.
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We know where the lavanderia is, found in the 1990s. Almost intact except the uppermost courses. There was no evidence of masonry construction, roman cement, or other material to hold water in the feature we're investigating.
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Photographs taken in various New Mexico pueblos at the turn of the 20th Century show threshing floors as simply cleared areas. We have no reason to believe 17th and 18th century examples were much different. Are you sure you you're not excavating something other type of feature? I can't imagine cobbles being used in a threshing area as wheat kernels would get caught in the interstices-I would think you would want as smooth and dry a surface as possible.
Hi Dedie, Well the point of this is that we don't know what the feature is. Where there are surviving examples in California Missions the threshing floors consist of a cobble pavement. A google look (world wide) at threshing floors gives some idea of the variation involved and it is considerable. If you have any measurements of threshing floors, diameters, that would be help me discuss the range of variation in these features. Thanks for your interest. John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.3091 tel/fax 310.717.5048 cell ________________________________ From: "Snow, Cordelia, DCA" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Mon, August 22, 2011 3:46:50
I closed down SPANBORD as an active list several months ago because no one was posting on it. Do you want me to revive it? If so, I need people to be more active on it.
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Yes, please revive it. It was a great service! I think everyone appreciated it.
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People,
I closed down SPANBORD as an active list several months ago because no one was posting on it. Do you want me to revive it? If so, I need people to be more active on it.
La Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (México) a través de la Licenciatura de Historia y Etnohistoria invita a investigadores, profesores y estudiantes a participar en el “*3er Coloquio: Inquisición en Nueva España: Del Antiguo Régimen a los albores de la Modernidad*” del 12 al 16 de marzo de 2012.
El coloquio estará enfocado a los estudios que se estén generando sobre la Inquisición Novohispana y más allá de sus fronteras durante los siglos XVI - XIX.
I'd like to report to Spanborders that in spite of Bunny's wonderful obituary for me, I have not expired, but have only retired. I left NPS on December 31, 2010, and I still can't get this retirement stuff worked out right. So when you get up in the morning, where are you supposed to go? What are you supposed to do?
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." -L. P. Hartley, 1953
Yes, just when you thought it was safe to go into the woods. We're all waiting for you, Boyer!
On Jul 21, 2011, at 09:38 AM, "Boyer, Jeffrey, DCA" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> OOHHHH NNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! > > Jeff > > Jeffrey L. Boyer > Supervisory Archaeologist/Project Director > Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico > > mail: P.O. Box 2087, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 > physical: 407 Galisteo Street, Suite B-100, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 > tel: 505.827.6387 fax: 505.827.3904 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." -L.
I'm pulling the covers up over my head, Jake, and cowering in the dark. Or not. Whichever. That's my phenomenological position on the matter, citing what's-his-name and what's-his-name who rejected 19th-century positivist philosophies in favor of experiential approaches, foreshadowing post-modernism and subjectivist "science" and making Spaulding and Binford obsolete before they were even born, thereby reducing my career to a fruitless pilgrimage for data and understanding when it could have been filled with archaeological experiences that had nothing, really, to do with archaeology and were interpreted for me by someone else. Or not. Whichever. (In the words of Jay Leno,
Oh, Jeff ... Do you have Steve Post's email address? I lost it on my at-work machine. I want to remind him to notify me when he starts the fieldwork, hopefully in September, on the work over behind the Cathedral, by Marian Hall and Old St. Vincents. There's this strange thing in the ground there, at the northeast corner of the church, that just possibly could be part of the pre-Revolt church.
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." -L. P. Hartley, 1953
In the mountain church of San Juan Analco, Oaxaca, the Archangel Michael subdues a many headed Lucifer, binding him in chains. Please go to our home page and follow the links: http://www.colonial-mexico.com
Greetings, all - I need to cite Jake Ivey (Salinas Missions) in one of my books. Can any of you tell me whether he was/is an archaeologist or landscape architect?
The book, by the way, is "New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage" which will cover the history of how Old World livestock (horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, oxen, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens) came to New Mexico with Oñate and how they increased during Colonial, Mexican, and Anglo times. It will focus on positive and negative impacts that livestock had upon our native peoples and upon the environment along with various adjuncts
I always think of him as an archaeologist/historian. Landscape architect?
Sounds like a much needed and long overdue book.
On Jul 4, 2011, at 20:34, "Bill Dunmire (William W.)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings, all - I need to cite Jake Ivey (Salinas Missions) in one of my books. Can any of you tell me whether he was/is an archaeologist or landscape architect? > > The book, by the way, is "New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage" which will cover the history of how Old World livestock (horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, oxen, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens) came to New Mexico with
-----Original Message----- From: Spanish Borderlands [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doolittle, William Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 8:54 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Jake Ivey
I always think of him as an archaeologist/historian. Landscape architect?
Sounds like a much needed and long overdue book.
On Jul 4, 2011, at 20:34, "Bill Dunmire (William W.)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
On 7/4/2011 7:54 PM, Doolittle, William wrote: > I always think of him as an archaeologist/historian. Landscape architect? > > Sounds like a much needed and long overdue book. > > > > On Jul 4, 2011, at 20:34, "Bill Dunmire (William W.)"<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Greetings, all - I need to cite Jake Ivey (Salinas Missions) in one of my books. Can any of you tell me whether he was/is an archaeologist or landscape architect? >> >> The book, by the way, is "New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage" which will cover the history of how Old World livestock (horses,
On 7/4/2011 11:32 PM, Adan Benavides wrote: > Jake is an archaeologist. --Adán > > -----Original Message----- > From: Spanish Borderlands [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doolittle, William > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 8:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Jake Ivey > > I always think of him as an archaeologist/historian. Landscape architect? > > Sounds like a much needed and long overdue book. > > > > On Jul 4, 2011, at 20:34, "Bill Dunmire (William W.)"<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Greetings, all - I need to cite Jake Ivey (Salinas Missions) in one
Jake is one of us guys for whom labels don't readily apply. He is certainly an archaeologist. So is he a documentary historian and art and architectural historian. His primary interest has been in missions of the northern Spanish borderlands, and to understand them requires that one be a jack of many academic trades. I have not, alas, been in touch with Jake since he retired from the National Park Service in Santa Fe, but at last contact he was working on a Ph.D. dissertation that would have (or does?) provide a major reinterpretation of George Kubler's "The Religious Architecture
I updated the blog today, and I've discovered it is much more fun to tell people that so that comments might get posted. So you are all friends, family, colleagues, near and far.
This is a final reminder that Assemblage are now calling for 500 word abstract submissions on any topic of archaeological research from postgraduate and early career researchers.
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Assemblage is the postgraduate peer reviewed journal of the University of Sheffield department of Archaeology. We welcome contributions from postgraduate and early career researchers from across the world.
We are now calling for 500 word abstract submissions on any topic of archaeological research for issue 12 of assemblage.
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I would be very interested in participating on a panel, given that my research has focused on the economic history of the Borderlands.
Regards,
Belinda Roman Economics Instructor Palo Alto College
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Hello all, I am on the Program Committee for the 2005 Texas State Historical Association meeting, to be held in early March in Fort Worth. My job is to put together three Borderlands panels. I would like to have one on Teaching Borderlands, one
I am a senior Professor of Hispanic Linguistics with publications on culture and language of the SW. I could give a talk or participate in a panel with a paper on "Supplying and Feeding the Early California Presidios, 1769-1810." I have been researching the documentary records for such supplies and know a bit about what was received, where it came from, and how much it cost.
We are now calling for 500 word abstract submissions on any topic of archaeological research for issue 12 of assemblage.
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Dear Anita, I want to add my voice to those of others to thank you for all your years of hard work and devotion to SPANBORD. It was by far the most useful forum on the subject of Spanish Borderlands history, a subject in which interest appears to be waning considerably judging by infrequent use of the listserve. "The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on."
Due to major changes in my life and work, I have decided to shut down the Spanbord discussion list. This will happen gradually, as I want to save the archives and put them somewhere.
I realize that it is the weekend, but will be emailing everyone separately as well. If you are still interested in the archaeological aspects of the Spanish Colonial period, I suggest you move over to the archaeology network, ArchaeoSeek (http://archaeoseek.ning.com/), that I run as well.
I would like to echo Anita's hearty thank you. Anita's graciousness in allowing me to partake in this grand adventure with her came at a turning point in my own career--graduate school. I met so many wonderful people on SpanBord over the years--both online and in person. Through SpanBord, I put together panels for conferences (TSHA, HSNM, and WHA) and owe Anita and the members of SpanBord for many of the successes of my early career. I will forever be indebted to all of you.
Thank you, Anita, for EVERYTHING. I swear we WILL meet some day. :-)
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From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Closing SPANBORD To: [log in to unmask] Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:30 PM
Due to major changes in my life and work, I have decided to shut down the Spanbord discussion list. This will happen gradually, as I want to save the archives and put them somewhere.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Sandra K. Mathews <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Thank you, Anita, for EVERYTHING. I swear we WILL meet some day. :-) > > --- On Fri, 8/27/10, Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Closing SPANBORD > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:30 PM > > Due to major changes in my life and work, I have decided to shut down > the Spanbord discussion list. This will happen gradually, as I want to > save the archives and put them
Thanks so much for doing this all these years, Anita. We'll miss Spanboard for sure!
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I sure hope so.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Sandra K. Mathews <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Thank you, Anita, for EVERYTHING. I swear we WILL meet some day. :-) > > --- On Fri, 8/27/10, Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Closing SPANBORD > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010,
Due to the resounding success of the 1st Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Symposium session at the 2010 SHA International Conference at Amelia Island Florida and the full session of the 2nd SHA pXRF Symposium session at the 2011 SHA International Conference at Austin Texas and at the request of SAA members, Wondjina Research Institute (WRI) and Country Chemist (CC) in association with OLYMPUS INNOV-X, the Society for Archaeological Science (SAS) and the pXRF Users Group are sponsoring the 1st International Symposium for Recent, International advance in the use of pXRF and other portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical Studies of Sites
I am preparing a booklet to interpret Californio children's games at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. Can anyone point me in the direction of archeological evidence of marbles in California before 1846? Any other information on how to recreate Californio children's games would also be appreciated. I have information already on tagamo, picaria, and gallina ciega. Many thanks.
2nd SHA pXRF Symposium Session Participants and other Interested Parties:
Thank YOU, ALL for the flood of interest shown in the 2nd SHA pXRF Symposium. The response has been VERY GRATIFYING and SOMEWHAT OVERWHELMING for Claudia, Myself and INNOV-X, the Symposium sponsor!
The above entitled Session Proposal for the 2nd SHA pXRF Symposium at SHA 2010 Austin, Texas has been submitted and accepted as Session 107.
Hi Spanbord: I'm looking for info about marbles (marble games) at the Presidios or Missions in Alta California for the Mexican Period (1820-140's). I'm in San Diego, CA (Old Town) and we have marbles for the American Period but I was wondering if there are any marbles or marble mention for the Mexican period as well. Thanks for your help! Cynthia Hernandez
We also found marbles (ceramic) at the Santa Barbara Presidio, but the mixture with later deposits makes it difficult to precisely pin down to the Mexican period. I would not be surprised if they were present on all sites with sizeable populations of children. If you wish to look at some of our marbles, contact Mike Imwalle, Trust Archaeologist, at <[log in to unmask]>.
I actually know someone who knows a lot about marbles, I will forward this to him. Sandra mathews-benham
On Tue Jun 1st, 2010 4:43 PM CDT Cynthia Hernandez wrote:
>Hi Spanbord: I'm looking for info about marbles (marble games) at the >Presidios or Missions in Alta California for the Mexican Period >(1820-140's). >I'm in San Diego, CA (Old Town) and we have marbles for the American Period >but I was wondering if there are any marbles or marble mention for the >Mexican period as well. >Thanks for your help! >Cynthia Hernandez
Continuing our series on el barroco poblano, this month we look at the Pueblan church of La Capilla de Los Misterios Gozosos de Nuestra Señora, simply called Los Gozos
Please go to our home page and follow the links: http://www.colonial-mexico.com
Although never completed, the 16th century cathedral of Michoacán in Pátzcuaro was probably the most original and ambitious colonial building ever conceived in the Americas.
To learn more about this extraordinary project please go to our home page and follow the links: http://www.colonial-mexico.com
Since we cross list our updates, we apologize if you have already received this message
the foundation is perpendicular to the river and is on a slight slope. We bisected the foundation in several places and found it to be well packed with rock. We initially considered that it might be a french drain but the stones are too well packed to allow water to free flow not to mention the use of clay to pack the stones. While it is a simple feature I find it intriguing and investigating the context as thoroughly as possible. John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.3091 tel/fax 310.717.5048 cell ________________________________ From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 6:39:02 PM Subject:
We recently excavated a stone foundation several miles north of the Ventura Mission in a field. Its 89 meters long, 0.45 m wide, and 0.40 m deep. It is approximately 1.0 m below grade. We found both ends but no post holes, or other features that would signify some point for the end points. No other foundations intersect with the alignment. We exposed an area 1.5 m on both sides to check for changes in direction but none were found. The alignment was aligned east-west, but was not straight and had minor (< 5 m) deviations in a line. As I said we don't believe
Is this a level area or does it follow the side of a slope? How about a retaining wall for an agricultural terrace? Of course, if it as late as the Mexican period, it may not have even have had stone foundations as the result of short-cutting the construction process. Is the "foundation" wide enough to conceal a water channel? Sounds interesting!
the foundation is perpendicular to the river and is on a slight slope. We bisected the foundation in several places and found it to be well packed with rock. We initially considered that it might be a french drain but the stones are too well packed to allow water to free flow not to mention the use of clay to pack the stones. While it is a simple feature I find it intriguing and investigating the context as thoroughly as possible. John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.3091 tel/fax 310.717.5048 cell ________________________________ From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 6:39:02 PM Subject:
Among the many early murals uncovered at the great 16th century monastery of Izamal in Yucatan, the scenes on the walls of the convento entrance are the most fragmentary and enigmatic. Recently, Robert Jackson, the noted scholar of colonial art in Spanish America, has restudied the murals and offers a new interpretation.
My apologies for the previous posting in which it was not clear that the Symposium is being organized as a session of the SHA 2011 Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Due to the resounding success and at the request of the participants of the 1st Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Symposium session at the 2010 SHA International Conference at Amelia Island Florida, Wondjina Research Institute (WRI) and Country Chemist (CC) in association with INNOV-X Systems is sponsoring the 2nd International Symposium for Recent, International advance in the use of pXRF and other portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical Studies of Historic Sites as
We continue our survey of outstanding colonial altarpieces in different regions of Mexico with a look at the grand retablo of St. Augustine in the church of Teopisca, Chiapas.
Following our year end page on the Seven Princes, we welcome 2010 with a seasonal look at two Mexican colonial masterpieces that feature Los Santos Reyes, the Three Kings.
The Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library is now accepting applications for the Maynard Geiger Fellowship for Summer 2010. The Fellowship supports residency at the Archive-Library in support of scholarly research related to the American Southwest prior to 1846, with preferential consideration being given to studies relating to Alta and Baja California.
Deadline for applications is January 31, 2010. More information may be found at the Archive-Library's website http://www.sbmal.org/geigerfellowship.html. Applications should be sent electronically to the Archive-Library Director, Dr. Monica Orozco, at [log in to unmask]
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The Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library is now accepting applications for the Maynard Geiger Fellowship for Summer 2010. The Fellowship supports residency at the Archive-Library in support of scholarly research related to the American Southwest prior to 1846, with preferential consideration being given to studies relating to Alta and Baja California.
Hello Spanbord: I'm currently working on a translation of a map from Alta California , it doesn't have a date but we think it is from the 1800's (1830's or 40's). This map is a drawing of a house, and inside one of the rooms it has a little rectangle with 3 circles and the word "Lugares". There is another room with "simientos para dos piesas ormas" I will really appreciate your help with this two words: lugares and ormas. Thank you for your help Cynthia Hernandez
That's "lugares privativos," what in English is called the bathroom.
Cynthia Hernandez <[log in to unmask] ET> To Sent by: Spanish [log in to unmask] Borderlands cc <[log in to unmask] > Subject Question about lugares and ormas
11/15/2009 01:27 PM
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Hello Spanbord: I'm currently working on a translation of a map from Alta California , it doesn't have a date but we think it is from the 1800's (1830's or 40's). This map is a drawing of a house, and inside one of the rooms it has a little rectangle with 3 circles and the word "Lugares". There is another room
The use of "lugares" for priv/privies likely comes from the Latin, "loca," which means place. The term "loca" or "locas" was still used in Jesuit houses of formation as late as the late 1960s to designate the toilets. Looks like you have a "3-holer" indicated on your plan.
"Cimientos" means foundation. Don't immediately recognize the term "ormas." Could it be "ornos"?
For our new page we go to the verdant Sierra Gorda region of Queretaro to revisit the celebrated Junipero Serra Missions there. In particular, we focus on the painted church of San Francisco Tilaco.
These pictures and text sure bring back fond memories. B.
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> For our new page we go to the verdant Sierra Gorda region of > Queretaro to revisit the celebrated Junipero Serra Missions there. In > particular, we focus on the painted church of San Francisco Tilaco. > > Please go to our main page and follow the links. > > -- > ESPADANA PRESS > Exploring Colonial Mexico > http://www.colonial-mexico.com
Wondjina Research Institute (WRI), INNOV-X and Country Chemist are sponsoring a SHA workshop of the capabilities of the newly developed pXRF technology for archaeology with "hands on" use of the new, INNOV-X family of analyzers at the Amelia Inn Conference Center, site of the SHA 2010 Conference at Amelia Island Florida on Wednesday, January 6th. Dr. Claudia Brackett, Archaeochemist, of California State University-Stanislaus (CSUS) and Mr. Richard J. Lundin, Archaeogeophysicist, RPA and Director of WRI will conduct the workshop. All interested parties are also invited to bring samples for free pXRF analyses at the INNOV-X booth
I was recently shown a large collection of artifacts from Nombre de Dios, Panama. Apparently the site is being heavily looted. Is anyone in the group doing research on this town? Can anyone direct me to an historian who is knowledgeable? Thanks.
I am doing research on Mexican Period adobes in California. I am interested in obtaining references on Native American assemblages associated with the occupation of privately owned adobe structures during that period. I am confining my research to non-mission structures and sites and those outside of cities and towns. Obviously some sites may span several time periods and I will leave it to your judgement as to whether to include it or not.
I will be stepping down as Associate Vice-President International on June 30. After that date, please send all communications regarding international matters to my successor, Prof. Lorna Wright ([log in to unmask]). Any personal messages should be sent to my new email address: [log in to unmask]
SHA pXRF Session Participants and Interested Parties:
The above entitled Session Proposal for SHA 2010 at Amelia Island Florida has been submitted and accepted as Session 270.
You can now submit your presentations directly to the conference submission website: http://www.conftool.com/sha2010
Dr. Claudia Brackett and I will look forward to working with each of you over the coming months to make our session a truly rewarding one for all concerned and real contribution to the conference.
The work that you, Claudia and Julia did on the glass would also be perfect for the pXRF Session that we are Co-Chairing (SEE BELOW). We have five papers and would welcome yours. Please feel free to call Claudia or myself to discuss the situation.
The SHA Technology Committee Presents Its First Symposium:
"Technology Across the Divide: State of the Art Tools for Terrestrial and Marine Archaeologists"
Modern archaeologists use PDA's, cell phones, and portable GPS's on a daily basis, but few have the access to the latest state of the art technology in the field. The line separating terrestrial and marine archaeologies is blurred when technology is entered into the equation. The SHA Technology Committee invites you to submit papers covering new technologies and the state of the art in archaeological technologies. This symposium's intent is to cover technological topics including:
Nicholas Crowder Editor http://www.lanewsupdate.com
-----Original Message----- >From: Jake Ivey <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jun 2, 2009 10:58 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: looking for a case > >Spanborders: > >Anyone know where I could find a copy of the Texas Supreme Court case >online, Lewis v. City of San Antonio, 7 Texas 288? > >Jale
At 12:58 PM 6/2/2009, Jake Ivey wrote: >Spanborders: > >Anyone know where I could find a copy of the Texas Supreme Court case >online, Lewis v. City of San Antonio, 7 Texas 288? > >Jale
En route to the great priory of Metztitlan in Hidalgo, half way through the scenic Barranca of the same name, lies the mysterious sunken church of San Pedro Tlatemalco. Please go to our main page and follow the links.
Recent, International advances in the use of pXRF and other portable, field technologies for Archaeochemical studies of Historic Sites
Organizers:
Dr. Claudia Brackett (California State University-Stanislaus), Ms. Julia Kleyman (Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers) and Mr. Richard Lundin, RPA (Wondjina Research Institute)
Below the surface of every landscape is chemical evidence of past human activity and, potentially, an historic site. Recent advances in the use of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF), RAMAN technologies and the reduction in costs for laboratory analyses have made these technologies affordable for field studies that "complete
COST: $95.00/Participant. Includes all course materials. Transportation to the workshop site and the field sites are not provided.
WHERE: Georgia State University-Atlanta Campus.
ACTIVITIES: Seminar and field demonstrations of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) and archeochemical field procedures by Mr. Richard J. Lundin of Wondjina Research Institute and Ms. Julia Kleyman of Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers on prehistoric sites and historic mining sites in the Atlanta area. Introductory Survey of Chemistry for Archaeologists, seminar and laboratory demonstrations by Dr. Claudia Brackett of Country
Wondjina Research Institute (WRI), Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers and Georgia State University (GSU)) are sponsoring a workshop of the capabilities of the newly developed pXRF technology for archaeology with on site surveys and a "hands on" use of the new, NITON XL3T analyzer at GSU and sites within the Atlanta area on Saturday and Sunday April 18th and 19th prior to the SAA conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Claudia Bracket, Archaeochemist, of California State University-Stanislaus (CSUS) and Mr. Richard J. Lundin, Archaeogeophysicist, RPA and Director of
for those of you interested in northern Coahuila & Chihuahua, the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University just published Dust, Smoke & Tracks: Two Nineteenth Century Military Expeditions to Northern Coahuila and Chihuahua: Col. Emilio Langberg 1851 and Major Blas Flores 1880-1881. Also included is an 1897 commentary on Presidio San Vicente by Luis Alberto Guajardo. The documents were translated by Noemí Galvan Eling and annotated by Herb Eling and me.
Hello, I am trying to date an historic Mexican saddle based on the iconography of its embroidery. This features the Mexican eagle and serpent motif where the eagle is seen side-on, with wings raised and bending over the serpent. There is a sunburst above and to the right of this motif which may contain a Phrygian cap. Below are the crossed branches rather than a cactus - I am working from a photograph sent to me, so not all the details are clear. There also appears to be a several other element below the eagle including a horizontally-striped flag, or
The Phrygian cap was used frequently in Mexican national iconography up through the mid-twentieth century, mostly on coinage though often without the eagle. The image of the cap (in Spanish "el gorro frigio") above the Mexican eagle first widely appeared after the establishment of the first Mexican republic in 1823. It was especially popular during the presidency of Guadalupe Victoria (1824-1829). I've seen similar embroidery on a montilla from that same period (dated 1825), complete with cap, sunburst, and branches.
Hello Aaron, Yes, that does help, though it places the saddle later than I thought likely. By then, the owner would have been in her mid-50s, after a lifetime that included raising 14 children and several years of forced confinement in a convent for her political views. One would think the last thing she would think about is a new saddle. She died only a few years later, in 1829. But I do think that the image indicates that the artifact dates from the post-Iturbide era.
I was wondering if anyone knows the origin of the saying that "the sun never sets on the Spanish empire." I've seen this attributed to both Philip II (I'm guessing it might originate from the period of Legazpi's conquest of the Philippines in 1565 or Iberian Unification in 1580?) and Charles V (perhaps this is apocryphal?). Please let me know if you have any ideas!
This article is about the history of a phrase. For more general information see empire, imperialism and articles on the various historical entities discussed.
The phrase "The Empire on which the sun never sets" (Spanish: El imperio en el que nunca se pone el sol) is used to describe an empire of such a large extent that, at any one time, at least part of its territory is in daylight.
FELLOW AAC, SCA, RPA, HISTARCH, SPANBORD and SUBARCH Members:
Due to the enthusiastic response to the introduction of portable X-Ray Fluorescence archaeochemical studies in archaeology and recent archaeochemical Workshops at recent SAA and SHA meetings in Sacramento, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Williamsburg, Virginia; Austin, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario and requests for more "hands on" workshops. Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers, Wondjina Research Institute (WRI) and California State University-Stanislaus have arranged for a two-day workshop for archaeologists on February 24-25 at the AVI three star resort in Laughlin Nevada. Working with Native American cultural
We invite you to participate in the Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Field School, an innovative research project in collaboration with Tongva/Gabrielino tribal members, the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA.
Beginning July 15, 2009 and ending August 19, 2009, the field school provides students with practical working knowledge of survey, excavation, lab and cataloging methods while immersing them in the 9,000 years of cultural history of the Tongva (Gabrielino) nation. Local experts, Tongva tribal members, and California archaeologists will give lectures. Students will also learn about how to apply cultural resource laws
Wondjina Research Institute (WRI), Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers and Country Chemist are sponsoring a SHA workshop of the capabilities of the newly developed pXRF technology for archaeology with on site surveys and a "hands on" use of the new, NITON XL3T analyzer at Fork York and sites within the Toronto area on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6th and 7th prior to the SHA conference in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Claudia Bracket, Archaeochemist, of California State University-Stanislaus (CSUS) and Mr. Richard J. Lundin, Archaeogeophysicist, RPA and Director of WRI will conduct the surveys and workshop for the Fort
Feliz Año Nuevo to all our readers and fellow aficionados.
As is customary, our first page of the year features a church dedicated to the Three Kings, or Los Santos Reyes, whose feast day on January 6 is the highlight of the Christmas season throughout Mexico.
This year we return to Puebla, to the church of Los Reyes de Juárez, noted for its splendid baroque facade and gilded altarpieces with images of the Three King
Dear Collegues: Please find information below regarding the Native American Scholarship Fund. This is an excellent opportunity for tribal members, Native American students and tribal cultural resource staff to receive funding for archaeological training. It is not limited to traditional archaeology field schools. Please note the *December 15* deadline.
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Les mando el anuncio para nuestro congreso "I Jornadas de cultura, lengua y literatura coloniales" del Centro de Estudios Coloniales Iberoamericanos (CECI) de UCLA.
CECI promueve el estudio de la cultura, historia, y literatura colonial de la Nueva España y de otros territorios de dominio ibérico durante los siglos XVI a XVIII. Mantenemos una extensa bibliografía de textos y manuscritos y una colección de textos en CD-ROM, microfilm y facsimile.
