Santos: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

by Cash, Marie Romero

• ISBN13: 9780870814945
• ISBN10: 087081494X
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

Summary

Along with photographer Jack Parsons, Marie Romero Cash visited every church in the region and documented, identified, and measured each piece. Together they photographed over 500 pieces, including 19 moradas (places of worship for Penitentes) and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe collection housed at the Museum of International Folk Art. Along the way, Cash uncovered numerous examples of unique santero art that were housed in these churches, protected by thick adobe walls and dedicated mayordomos (caretakers). In some cases, these pieces had survived intact as long as two hundred years.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
The Colonization of New Mexico	5	(4)
The Art of the Santero	9	(16)
The Early Santero and His Role in the Churches	25	(64)
Fray Andres Garcia (1760--1799)	25	(5)
Bernardo Miera y Pacheco (1754--1785)	30	(5)
The Eighteenth Century Novice (1733--1771)	35	(14)
The Laguna Santero (1776--1815)	49	(11)
Molleno (pre 1800--1830)	60	(11)
Pedro Antonio Fresquis (1749--1831)	71	(18)
The Classic Golden Age of the Santero	89	(50)
Jose Rafael Aragon (1796--1862)	89	(17)
Jose Aragon (1796--1850)	106	(7)
The Arroyo Hondo Santero (1830--1840)	113	(9)
The Quill Pen Santero (1820--1850s)	122	(4)
The Santo Nino Santero (1830--1860)	126	(5)
The A.J. Santero (1820s)	131	(8)
The Late Period of the Santero	139	(34)
Jose de Gracia Gonzales (1860--1900)	139	(9)
Juan Ramon Velasquez (1865--1900)	148	(3)
The Taos County Santero (1840--1870)	151	(5)
Juan Miguel Herrera (1835--1905)	156	(4)
The Abiquiu Morada Santero (1850--1900)	160	(3)
Jose Benito Ortega (1858--1941)	163	(10)
Paintings on Hide, Canvas, and Paper	173	(6)
Santos in the Churches and Collections Today	179	(12)
Appendix A Art Restoration at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz	191	(10)
Appendix B Native Materials and Methods Used by the Santero	201	(12)
Appendix C The 1776 Dominguez Survey and the 1987 Santos Survey	213	(8)
Appendix D The Confraternities in New Mexico Before and During the Santos Period	221	(12)
Appendix E List of Images in the 1987 Survey	233	(18)
Bibliography	251	(6)
Index	257