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END OF THE TRAIL CHAPTER JANUARY 2013 ` Joy Poole, La Alcaldesa (01/14), 125 W. Lupita Rd., Santa Fe 87505 820-7828; Louann Jordan, La Alcaldesa Segunda (01/14), 1524 Camino Sierra Vista, Santa Fe 87505, 983-2994.; Mary Lundell, La Escribana (01/13), 691 Callecita Jicarilla, Santa Fe 87505, 986-1124; Alan Bradford, El Tesorero (01/14), 122 Park Ave., Santa Fe 87501, 982-5935d, 955-0659e; Gail Bryant, Board Member (01/13), PO Box 202, Glorieta, 87535, 757-6654; Mike Najdowski, Board Member (01/13), 1810 Conquistadora, Santa Fe 87501, 920-7702; Mike Najdowski, Newsletter Editor ([email protected]).
grandchildren are direct descendents of Charles NEXT PROGRAM: Dorothy Smoker Beauties has fired her interest in the subject. On Saturday, January 19, 2013, at the La Dorothy has widely giver her Luz portrayal, and Farge Branch Library at 1:30 PM, Dorothy will has had leading role experience in community give a first-person presentation, “Maria de la Luz theater. Beaubien Maxwell.” Our annual meeting with election of two board members and secretary will then take place.
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LAST PROGRAM, At last November’s meeting, Priscilla Gutierrez gave a talk of her research titled “More Than a Name on a Land Grant: Charles Hipolite Beaubien.” Charles Beaubien played a pivotal LUZ MAXWELL, as portrayed by role in New Mexico’s history in the mid 1800’s. Dorothy Smoker Born of wealth in Canada, he attended a St. Louis Luz Maxwell, the daughter of Charles Beaubien, seminary. After a time, he left and switched to fur moved with her husband Lucien to Reyado from trapping. He ended up in Taos, and in 1827 Taos in the mid 1800’s. This was on the land became a Mexican citizen: this was facilitated by grant that her father had acquired. Luz’s story his marriage to Maria Pabla Lovato. Charles relates her life as a first settler on this famous Hipolite soon became known as Charles “Don NM-Colorado land grant, It included relations Carlos”. with Kit Carson, Charles Fremont, creating peace Charles opened a merchant shop and thrived. with local Indians, managing a business empire, In 1841 he applied, with native New Mexican and subsequent selling the property and moving Guadalupe Miranda, for a land grant. The to Fort Sumner. Mrs. Smoker has lived on what Beaubien-Miranda Land Grant, consisting of was the former Grant. Finding out that her nearly two million acres, was awarded by Gov. Manuel Armijo. Three years later, he applied for, become final. and received, the one million acre Sangre De Christo Grant, under the names of his son Narciso and friend Stephen Lee. MEMBERSHIP 2013 Don’t forget to renew your Chapter membership – still a great bargain. The form accompanies this newsletter.
SOME TRAIL TRIVIA (compiled by Leo and Bonita Oliva, 1987) 1) This classic book on the Santa Fe trail and trade was first published in 1844? 2) The author of that classic, who made many trips over the trail, was? 3) Who was the governor of New Mexico when that first successful trading venture arrived in Priscilla Gutierrez Santa Fe? During the Taos Rebellion in 1847, son Narciso, Lee, now Taos sheriff, and friend Gov. 4) This famous black mountain man was active Charles Bent were murdered. Beaubien, who had on the Santa Fe Trail in the late 1840’s? previously been appointed district judge, presided over the trial of the murdering insurgents with a 5) Before Las Vegas, New Mexico, was jury of mostly victims’ family members. Many established as a Santa Fe Trail community in hangings resulted. He was now the sole owner of 1835, the first New Mexican town encountered a three million acre empire. Charles fathered by Trail travelers was? many children, including Maria de la Luz. She, 6) This famous adobe trading fort on the with her husband Lucien Maxwell settled at Mountain Branch of the Trail has been Rayado on the land grant. In the debate over New reconstructed by the National Park Service? Mexico’s future in 1850, Charles favored territorial status over statehood, but with slavery 7) Much of what was the Cimarron Route, prohibited. particularly the western end of it, was probably Priscilla’s enthusiasm for her subject was much well-known and used as a route of travel prior to in evidence as well as her pleasure in meeting a the opening of the Santa Fe Trail by Indians and Beaubien descendent. Mexican Ciboleros; what were Ciboleros?
CALENDAR January 19, 2013, Saturday, 1:30 PM. Dorothy Smoker will give a first-person presentation, “Maria de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell”, Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano Street. March 16, 2013, Saturday. Dr. Roland Willard will be the subject of a talk given by Joy Poole. Willard was a traveler on the Santa Fe and Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and left a diary which Joy has recently transcribed. Other field trips and meetings are in the works, and will be announced when event, date and time