Another Time in This Place

Historia, Cultura y Vida en Questa, New Mexico, USA

Tessie Rael de Ortega and Judith Cuddihy

Table of Contents

Front Matter From Our Hearts and Minds From the Record The Cycle of Birth, Life & Death Everyday Life in the 1920’s to 1940’s Appendix

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Our Houses

Questa’s first homes were made in a U shape. That way when the Indians came to attack them, they closed the gates in the plazuela

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Don Diego Vigil

Don Diego Vigil lived in this valley for many years and during his stay he was very active and prosperous in all his enterprises.

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Women’s Work

Things sold at the store were flour, sugar, salt, kerosene for the lamps, matches, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and vinegar.

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Baptism

When a baby was taken to be baptized, the Padrinos of the baby would say to the parents of the baby after they came back

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Rael family history

“It is very certain, or almost certain, that only one Rael came to the New Continent and that he came as a soldier from Spain and that is how the name Rael originated.”

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