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Jul. 5—Rio Arriba County activist and organizer Antonio "Ike" DeVargas, whose lifelong penchant for prodding public officials and challenging the local power structure gained both scrutiny and ...
Richard L. Lucero (March 16, 1935 – January 22, 2024) was an American businessman and politician in New Mexico, who was the longest-serving mayor of Española, serving on and off for a total of 22 years.
Dec. 14—Community members plan to gather Saturday in Española to mourn four young men killed in a fiery two-car crash near Medanales last weekend. Grief has rippled throughout the community for ...
Dec. 21—A special prosecutor has dismissed perjury charges against Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo and former County Manager Tomas Campos in a case involving the North Central Solid ...
Española's population would fall dramatically and many homes in the downtown became abandoned. Most of the locals who remained would turn to farming as a way of life. Many people saw Española as another failed railroad town. [17] The city removed the railroad tracks and the train depot in the 1960s, and the railroads completely vanished.
De Vargas is a surname of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Andrés de Vargas (1613–1647), Spanish painter; Diego de Vargas (1643–1704), Spanish colonial governor; Francisco de Vargas (born 1970), Paraguayan lawyer and politician; Francisco de Vargas y Mejía (1500–1566), Spanish diplomat and writer
DeVargas Mall was developed by Kentucky businessman Nash Hancock and formally opened its doors in 1973. [3] However, an Albertsons and Factory 2-U already had opened a few years prior. The structure was designed by Santa Fe architect William Lumpkins. [4] In 1975, luxury men's department store Goodman's relocated from the Santa Fe Plaza. [5]
Mary Belle de Vargas lived with her parents all her life. [10] She died in 1946 at the age of 44, in Natchitoches. [11] Her admirer and correspondent Gualterio Quinonas published a biography, The Armless Marvel, Mary Belle (1949). [12] In 2005, there were plans for an exhibition of surviving paintings and drawing by de Vargas, in Natchitoches. [9]