University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications Scholarly Communication - Departments Winter 2013 The Armendárizes: A Transnational Family in New Mexico and Mexico Samuel E. Sisneros
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[email protected]. The Armendárizes a transnational family in new mexico and mexico Samuel E. Sisneros lthough the Armendáriz surname is uncommon in New Mexico today, Athe Armendáriz family was important in New Mexico during the early to mid-1800s, with key political, diplomatic, and social links to Texas; Cali- fornia; Washington, D.C.; and Mexico. The lives of the Armendárizes attest to the long and constant movement of people, trade, and politics along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (the Royal Road of the Interior) and to the formation of a binational region. From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the El Paso/ Ciudad Juárez border and Chihuahua City to Mexico City, the Armendáriz family legacy demonstrates that New Mexico has never been completely iso- lated from the larger history, national formation, or culture of Mexico.