PLACES - The French in New Mexico
Below are a few examples of “French places” in New Mexico. Their stories, including that of the French architectural legacy, are told in the book. Chapelle (San Miguel County) The origin of the name of this village is uncertain. Chapelle is a common French name.
HISTORY IN 30 SECS. - The French in New Mexico
The French presence in New Mexico: 1539 – Friar Marc de Nice claims to have seen the Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola in western New Mexico. 1694 – Jacques Grolet, Jean L’Archevêque, and Pierre Meusnier arrive in Santa Fe after extraordinary adventures .
The French in New Mexico - History of the French-speaking people in New ...
This is the first history of the French-speaking men and women in New Mexico. They were from all walks of life, explorers, adventurers, trappers, soldiers, merchants, priests, farmers, ranchers, bankers, scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, spies, and criminals.
French Mexicans - Wikipedia
Many Mexicans of French descent live in cities and states such as Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Puebla, Queretaro and Mexico City.
The French in New Mexico – By François-Marie Patorni – …
While it’s fairly common knowledge that people with French surnames trapped and traded in New Mexico during the mountain man era, The French In New Mexico indentifies many other French connections in the American Southwest. In fact, Francois-Marie Patorni points out that Franciscan priest Marco de Nice—the man whose report of cities of gold ...
Viva les Francais: The French in New Mexico
2016年1月8日 · Many New Mexico towns bear French names: Gascon in Mora County, Pendaries Village, a resort in San Miguel County, and Lamy in Santa Fe County, the namesake of Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy,...
FRENCH - New Mexico Ghost Town
FRENCH: Trading point on US 85, 9 mi N of Springer. Named for Capt. William French, who came to America in 1883 from French Park, Ireland. He owned the W-S (William Slaughter) Ranch, first in Grant County; when it moved to Cimarron, he organized the French Tract, a group of farms with French as a center.
Four Centuries of French Influence in New Mexico - Questa News
2022年1月29日 · BOOK Review: The French in New Mexico: Four Centuries of Exploration, Adventure, and Influence. The life of Santa Fe author François-Marie Patorni is almost as bold and episodic as the compendious history on the French presence in New Mexico that he wrote, spanning four centuries.
List of place names of French origin in the United States
Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin, some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country (see also: New France and French in the United States).
Rumors of the French in New Mexico, 1723-1737 - U.S. National Park Service
These plains dwellers created the so-called "Comanche Barrier" between New Mexico and the Missouri River, which was a key reason more Frenchmen did not come into New Mexico. In 1724 Governor Bustamante held a junta de guerra to discuss the possibility of organizing an expedition against the Comanche who continued to raid Jicarilla lands.
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