About the Author

Fray Angélico Chávez was an American Franciscan priest, historian, researcher, author, poet, and painter. As archivist for the Santa Fe Archdiocese, he undertook the cataloguing and translating of Spanish archives that allowed for a re-evaluation of the history of New Mexico.

Reviews

"A prodigious document of New Mexico's past that makes for fascinating reading..." -- The Santa Fe New Mexican.