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Spiritual Inroads to the Ancient City
As a result of the Mexican American War, a third of Mexico’s territory was handed over to the Americans as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The floodgates of old European-based religions opened, and Santa Fe was to be transformed.
Join Ana Pacheco, the former Santa Fe City Historian (2015–2017), for her monthly presentations as she delves into four centuries of Santa Fe history. Through her thirty-one years as a writer and historian Pacheco has created books, articles, blogs, videos, and five-star walking tours of her beloved hometown. In the last three decades she has pieced together the puzzle that makes Santa Fe the most historically significant city in the U. S.
Historian Ana Pacheco
Ana Pacheco’s family settled in Santa Fe in 1692, she is the former historian for the city. Pacheco is the author of eight books on New Mexico history and the founding publisher and editor of La Herencia, a quarterly magazine on New Mexico history 1994 through 2009. Pacheco has received numerous awards during her publishing career from organizations like PEN New Mexico and the National Association of Press Women and culture of New Mexico.
Learn more about Ana Pacheco and History in Santa Fe at https://historyinsantafe.com/