NUESTRA RAICES CONTENTS
VOLUME 19 NO. 1 SPRING......2007
Editorial------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pauline Salazar
Mi Gente "Y" Mi Tierra, Maes, Montes and Candelaria Families----------------------Flora Pauline Trujillo de Salazar
Some Biographical Sketches, "History of the County in the lives of its Pioneers" (Hon. J.D. Montez)
Successful Farmer, Stock Raiser and Eminently Successful in Huerfano Co. Politics, by Major H.B.
Wise. Originally written in the Walsenburg World Newspaper. Dated January 1, 1890. Copied from
Library archives in 2000.---------------------------------------------------------------Flora Pauline Trujillo de Salazar.
"LOS GENIZAROS" The people Historian Forgot.-------------------------------------Florencio Medina
Book Review, A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire.------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Deborah Martinez Martinez; P.h.D.
In Memory of Papa Elias Valdez.---------------------------------------------------George H. Valdez January 18, 2007
My Day in The Mud (Mi Dia en la Barro).-------------------------------------------Heraldo A. Acosta
Books of the Southwest------------------------------------------------------------ (Advertisement)
GSHA Bookshelf--------------------------------------------------------------------Donie Nelson
Gems: Volume 14, Number 1-4.------------------------------------------------------Toni Gomez-Giovanetti
Cover Photo

This photograph is of Juan De Dios Montez, Successful Farmer, Stock Raiser and Eminently Successful in Huerfano
County Politics, His Wife Maria Trinidad Cruz and their two sons, Names unknown. Photo was given to the editor
Flora Pauline Trujillo de Salazar by, Florence Riddock a cousin, and the grandaughter of Thomas de Quino Montez
& Brothers of J.D. Montez. J.D. Montez is Editors great-granduncle two times removed. See related article, pages 3-
11 and pages 12-14.

Contact:Pauline Salazar flora03@comcast.net.

VOLUME 19 NO. 2 SUMMER......2007
Editorial,-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pauline Salazar
Mi Gente "Y" Mi Tierra, Maes, Montex and Candelaria Families-Part Two-------------Flora Pauline Trujillo de Salazar
The Mexican-American Barrio History Symposium:------------------------------------Catherine Romero.
Researching Hispanic Bolunteers in the Civil War: A Primer for Military Service
Records at, The National Archives:------------------------------------------------------John P. Deeben
Included:
Editorial, Advertisements, Websites of Interest.
Cover Photo:
The photo on cover is of Julian Candelaria and his first wife Sofia Montano de Candelaria
daughter of Desiderio Montano and Nicanora Trujillo, the baby in the photo is, Augusta Flora
Candelaria the eldest daughter of Julian and Sofia. Julian and Sofia are the grandparents of
Flora Pauline Trujillo de Salazar Journal Editor. The baby in photograph is the Editors mother.