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Another Time in This Place

Tessie Rael de Ortega and Judith Cuddihy

There on the outskirts of the village of Questa, by the side of Cabresto Creek just south of Highway 38, under a cluster of old

San Antonio church is the biggest treasure our forefathers left for us. It was built with a lot of faith and sacrifice. They brought the

…they made the coffins from pine wood and covered them with a nice material.

In the 1920s to 1940s, very few people had wells. They drank water from the the Red River, Cabresto Creek, or the ditches, whichever was

There were no lunch boxes; we just used an empty pail from jam or syrup.

…first-person accounts of Rio Colorado [Questa] have been included to give a first-hand view of what life was like here over the years.

An Introductory Note

Mining would play an increasing role in the life and economy of Rio Colorado/Questa. The first Rio Colorado connection with the copper and gold rush

Recipes!

The arrival of the U.S. Military and the increased traffic on the Santa Fe Trail had served only to increase the anger of the Indians,