When Cortez came with his expedition from Cuba to Mesoamerica in 1519, he did it largely at his own expense, and without the blessings of his compatriot, the Governor of Cuba, Diego Velazquez de Cuellar. In fact, Cuellar actually cancelled Cortez’s expedition at the last minute, but Cortez didn’t care. He had largely funded...
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After hearing from my co-workers about Silver City these last few weeks, and seeing photos from others who have visited there, I decided rather than sit at home in the pizza oven with a few extra days available over the Independence Day weekend, it was as good a time as any to use some...
Read more →Tonight was the second of two evenings of celebrations for the Chicago Cubs this week. On Monday, the Dodgers came to town… to sit through the Cubs banner raising ceremony before the ballgame in the evening. The banner raising event was well done, as one would expect when celebrating a first World Series championship...
Read more →The question came up tonight at the end of work because I talked with Tim about my writing escape last week. I had used some of my getaway time to do some reading and researching about old New Mexico, back when it was becoming a Spanish territory and under exploration by the conquistadors from...
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