From Our Hearts and Minds
The boy that grew up in Questa, who was an integral part of the community, merchant, farmer and a prosperous business man. - by J.P. Rael
Don Diego Vigil lived in this valley for many years and during his stay he was very active and prosperous in all his enterprises.
J.P. Rael’s poem Los Pobladores de Questa (The Founders of Questa) is probably the first written history of Questa.
Acknowlegments
We are grateful to following people and organizations, who were extremely helpful in producing this work:
Nita Murphy, The Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico, Taos
Sandra Jaramillo and staff, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
Esteban Rael-Galvez, New Mexico State Historian
Museums of New Mexico Library
Taos Public Library
Moby Dickens Bookstore, Taos
Carol Rael for translations
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