Placitas Library 2022 Holiday Open House

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

Please join us for an afternoon of stories, crafts, and games as we learn about and celebrate the winter holidays of Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa! We hear Santa will stop by to return some overdue books, so be sure to bring a camera!

WHAT PRICE A HUMAN: INDIAN CAPTIVES IN NM

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

Mr. Robert J. Torrez will share his knowledge of the practice of incorporating Indian Captives into Hispano households in Spanish, Mexican and Territorial-era New Mexico.  He will review the process by which Indian Captives were acquired and how they were valued—ranging from those who were regarded as adopted children to those who were consider chattel […]