Historian Robert Martinez on New Mexico's History of Witchcraft and Sorcery | NMPBS ¡COLORES!

State historian Robert Martinez delves into the background of New Mexico’s beliefs in witchcraft and sorcery during the Spanish Colonial and Mexican periods.
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[@Joy-ne8sj]

I was raised in Santa Fe NM, my great Grandma on (Apodaca Hill) used to paint her windowsills with Turquoise paint to keep the witches out.

[@carlahernandez8081]

think its called Haint blue/witch means ,,,bad spirits can not travel over water & the blue paint trick them...

[@siegeone4442]

I'm Apodaca and live in Albuquerque but I NEVER knew we had a hill LMAO 😂😂😂

[@GoofyHistorians]

So interesting...we want to hear more about this!

[@felipemendez1582]

My grandmother told me about this .stories of which craft. She was born in Santa Rosea NM. She this kind of stuff was still happening into the 50s and 60s.

[@hermisphasha5404]

50 nd 70 was much of talk of town, a thought Africans where the only witches,

[@lawtonsfinest8622]

Yep my parents would tell thangs like this & they from the Deep South and I heard thangs like this here in the Canada region from Canadians on both sides the border.....

[@MacKenziePoet]

Always a very positive and I dare say loving approach to our history from Rob Martinez...

[@alexandercortez5190]

Man it's good to see you shining on that stage good to see you healthy favorite History teacher and singer of the Beatles

[@johnvaldez2415]

It is Still going Strong today.... And Is In Every Culture...

[@psalm91.777]

I grew up like this my grandma was a curendera and she would talk about it and even pray and use herbs

[@robertgarcia5377]

Smart man Just spilling out !!

[@frankmorris4790]

It carries on to this day...50th in education don'tcha know....

[@sierravista9013]

That's true

[@psalm91.777]

Both grandmas one from ranchos de taos and one from Albuquerque

[@sierravista9013]

Some were actually healers

[@darrenharrison1351]

New Mexico Territories, witchcraft, started,when war started.witchcraft is still practicing,is scared

[@clydebeck1925]

HIJO; MIRE NO MAS!.... ES QUE, what with 50% of HISPANICS IN NEW MEXICO, AND ON a TV show called "COLORES"(A Spanish Word); "they" can't EVER EVEN HIRE A PRETTY, LOCAL "CHICANA" for this "public television station"?!!!!!.....

[@alro11]

those Franciscan priests sheeesh

[@lawrencetrujillo65]

ooie koko!

[@familyplan979]

The interviewer is a clown.

[@martaamato6700]

Pasar a castellano