Los Comanches de la Serna

Francisco "El Comanche" Gonzales leads Los Comanches de la Serna in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, as they celebrate the birth of Christ, or "Emanuel" on New Year's Day 2019. In the middle of a snowstorm, for twelve long hours, they drum, sing and dance their way around their community. Part of the "Music Buena" exhibit opening October 6th, 2019 at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM and running for the next two years. If you would like to support our work recording disappearing traditional culture, please donate at: thewisdomarchiv...

[@M10-i6b]

Me alegro que preserven sus tradiciones.

[@user-qm4rh3jd1w]

Fantastic video! Exceptional. It helps us better understand a complex culture. Francisco "El Comanche" Gonzales is a treasure. I hope he lives forever.

[@leahtrujillo-vb7gn]

Was privileged to watch them dance in 1990 again in 1995 I was living in Talpa ♥️🪶 seeing this video brought me to tears.

[@JaneBuchanan-g8w]

Leah, my Mom and Dad used to live in Talpa too. I remember seeing Los Comanches dance in the late 70's early 80's. The interwoven fabric of the Indian and Hispanic cultures is fascinating. The pride in the Veterans and their service is heart-warming. Didn't Mr. and Mrs. Vigil own the store adjacent to the church? Van Buchanan, Wichita, Kansas

[@elbarrigueta]

Ojalá no se pierdan esas tradiciones. Lo peor que le puede pasar a un pueblo es olvidar sus raices, en este caso hispanas y comanches.

[@stephanieromero9360]

Aww at the end it's "Dickie" Romero. He passed away on the 29th of December 2020

[@shawnvelasquez3039]

These are all my Primos! I2m Comanche

[@ShelbyAnne13]

My family dances with them too! So thankful to the Gonzales family for maintaining this tradition. I try to go back when I can.

[@rosinamartinez6322]

New Mexico has a mixture of Hispanic and Indian. It is all a rich heritage. And we all get along as friends. I wish we had all learned since our younger generation from our ancestors. They often told us the stories of the past but at times we often thought about playing and as we get older we say we wish we could have listened and learned from our ancestors. We got along better with Indians then people coming from Mexico and those countries.

[@alro11]

“how you perpetuate that beauty”

[@FreddyOrtizNishihara1]

Saludos desde Peru, es increible como hablan perfectamente el español como mexicanos

[@coza400]

Demostración de que ese territorio es suyo

[@eliorocha10]

Eran parte de la cultura y territorio Mexicano hasta que Estados Unidos robo ese terrorio a Mexico en la guerra Mexico-Americana 1846-1848. Entonces la nacion Comanche se divdio cuando se trazo la nueva frontera Mexico-EUA quedando una parte de la nacion Comanche en Mexico y la otra en el territorio adquirido por Estado Unidos.

[@M10-i6b]

Al fin y al cabo antiguamente también eran españoles de pleno derecho.

[@domingoserna1538]

My name is Domingo Serna my grandmother comes from silver City New Mexico

[@tonitruzone153]

Thank you for keeping tradition of the past alive today.

[@rosymartinez2615]

FELICITACIONES Y AGRADECIMIENTO POR CONSERVAR SUS COSTUMBRES HONRAR DUS RAÍCES QUE SON VIRTUDES. GRACIAS X COMPARTIR 😊😊 BENDICIONES ÉXITOS

[@saintultra2737]

I am Comanche. I am so curious about you guys, anyone willing to share your experiences? El Comanche said that kids of other Pueblo tribes tend to know more oral history (of the connection between them and us) than Comanche children do. That much is true. There’s a lot of work to be done. Reach out and share your experiences.

[@apefoo]

Beautiful

[@christinamorales6887]

Mestizo is the mixed blood 🩸 Native and Spanish heritage.

[@nancyromero8649]

I love that you honor The Lord Jesus Christ with your dance,is this something you do annually,and can people come and watch this beautiful dance,I'd like information,thank you?

[@lucyrodriguez542]

❤❤❤🙏

[@markfinn4811]

who makes these?

[@thewisdomarchive9337]

This film, and most of the films on our channel were made by Producer/ Director Scott Andrews. You can see the list of all our directors with their bios at thewisdomarchive.com