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The Hysterical Pageant of the Fiesta c. 1930–1945. On September 16, 1712, the first Fiesta council signed a proclamation declaring there should be a celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the 1692 reconquest (recolonization) of New Mexico by General Don Diego de Vargas (1643–1704).
People portraying La Reina de la Fiesta de Santa Fe, Don Diego de Vargas and their court and cuadrilla visit students in fourth, seventh and ninth grade classrooms — grade levels at which ...
Zozobra (also known as Old Man Gloom and sometimes branded as Will Shuster's Zozobra) is a giant marionette effigy constructed of wood, wire and cotton cloth that is built and burned on the Friday of Labor Day weekend prior to the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It stands 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) high.
Edgar L. Hewett, founder and first director of the School of American Research and the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe, was a leading promoter. He began the Santa Fe Fiesta in 1919 and the Southwest Indian Fair in 1922 (now known as the Indian Market). When Hewett tried to attract a summer program for Texas women, many artists rebelled, saying ...
Aug. 23—The Santa Fe Fiesta Council will select the individuals who will portray Don Diego de Vargas and La Reina de la Fiesta de Santa Fe at its annual selection event on Tuesday. Each year ...
Sep. 8—It should have been a lovely day. After getting a bite to eat, Cynthia Araujo and her family planned to watch Desfile de la Gente, the final parade in a full weekend of Fiesta de Santa Fe ...
Aug. 28—Nearly 100 community people piled into Santa Fe Public Schools' Educational Service Center on Monday evening to speak at a special school board meeting about a proposal to prohibit the ...
Each new generation gave The Virgin a new title, with the current title being given to her by Don Diego de Vargas after he had reclaimed the area of Santa Fe 12 years after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. [5] He believed that La Conquistadora would help him in battle and offer assistance against the Native Americans who controlled the land.