NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN 10 MINUTES - EP 43 - Colonialism Ends in NM for Now!

Join State Historian of New Mexico Robert Martinez and enjoy his series, New Mexico History in 10 Minutes! Spain's reign in New Mexico comes to an end! But it is not the end of colonialism in New Mexico.

[@geraldomartinez146]

Thanks Robert for all your hard work. 🍺😎🎸

[@davidbaca329]

Well done , a balanced account of New Mexico's profound ties to Old New Mexico.

[@DavidMartinez-xh4ye]

I really enjoy watching your videos Robert because the way you present your information, you don't come off as some snobby professor it's more like your a friend instead. Fun fact. My great great uncle going back almost 500 years ago Juan De Zaldivar actually petitioned King Charles to colonize the Philippines but Juan died before the King approved it and instead went with Legazpi who was another Basque. Juan De Zaldivar was a captain for Coronado during his Expedition and has traveled through New Mexico on the way to Kansas looking for Cibola. Juan De Zaldivar was going to finance his Expedition to the Philippines with silver money in Zacatecas just like another of my great great uncle's Juan De Onate funded his New Mexico Expedition.

[@robmartinez7517]

Gracias, and cool history!

[@arturoarabitg6438]

Bellas descripciones de la complejidad cultural de Nuevo México. "Venao" versus "venado," "colorao" versus "colorado" -- the dropping of that 'd' also prominent as a colloquial feature of Spanish even in Spain, as in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, etc. Great episode!

[@semiotic27]

Venao, colorao, tirao, arrumbao - muy Andalu!!

[@semiotic27]

I really liked this episode!! As Auturo says, exposing the complicity of Nuevo México, but also that we are indeed puro mexicano!

[@baroncastillo]

That was one of the best explanations of the New Mexico people I’ve heard. It takes the argument away from people trying to tell other people what they are. I can still call myself Spanish and others can call themselves mestizo’s etc., no argument, respect what we call ourselves and what was told to us by our forefathers. We are what we are! Thanks for being the professor that is willing to tell it like it is, based on research. Also, I had a friend from Madrid ,Spain who’s mother was a Spanish linguist, specializing in ancient Spanish languages. When she talked to my Father, from Socorro N. M., she said just what you said, my Father used several words that were very old Spanish, she was amazed. Weno!

[@chickyboodiva]

Thanks for this. I'm going to have to show this to people when they ask my heritage. This is why I just say "New Mexican mutt."

[@josephschaumberg4136]

Goat is good but you CAN’T get it in a restaurant.

[@UniqueThaPoet]

Where does the aspiration of our s come from ?

[@robmartinez7517]

It is rural Spanish, it comes from people speaking for generations away from centers of learning, also Puebloan and Genizaro Indian pronunciation making its way into the language, it is not frozen in time, it is the culmination of all kinds of influences through the centuries. It is not archaic pronunciation, it is not Ladino, or Spanish found in Spain.

[@UniqueThaPoet]

@@robmartinez7517 is there any similarities or patterns that other latinos share with northern New Mexican Spanish? For example does cuban Spanish aspirated the s in the same places as our Spanish?

[@robmartinez7517]

Yes there are similarities but also differences, the Native populations also effected the language over the centuries so they will be different.

[@UniqueThaPoet]

@@robmartinez7517 thank you again for your series , I've really enjoyed it. Northern NM people are such a huge melting pot of different groups and races coming to together to form our beautiful culture . Que vive el norte.

[@Diesel-powered]

This is all good I will ask a stupid question when did new Mexico go left and became democrat blue state and lost there balls

[@robmartinez7517]

Thanks for watching!